Camargue, Provence, South of France

The Camargue
Horse
The horses roam free
in the grasslands of
the Camargue.
Their presence brings
questions.
Are they really free
and where did they
come from?

Camargue Provence The South of France, Rhone River Delta

In the Camargue you
will see White Horses
roaming the flat
grasslands and the
black bulls within a
unique lifestyle On the
Rhone River Delta
In the vast pastures of
the Camargue the
Guardians raise the
fierce black bulls
used in the bullrings
of southern France
and Spain.

The Camargue of Provence in the South of France along the
Rhone River Delta is a vast grassland of Gypsy Legend, salt,
white horses and bulls. In the Camargue also find the
intriguing legend of two Marys related to Christ, the Saintes
Maries de la Mer.

Camargue Provence South of France wild horses are now protected
by the government to keep the breed pure. They do roam free as a
breeding stock and mate without intervention.

Caravans head for the Rhone Delta and
Camping in the Camargue

Vacation cottages in St. Maries de la Mere the
homes of the gardians the "Cowboys" of the
Camargue

Camargue Salt Works: looks like sand but it is
Camargue sea salt harvested from Mediterranean Sea
water in huge evaporation pools, continuing a tradition
that goes back to Medieval times.

The Gypsy spirit takes over in the Camargue as
campers head for the tip of the Rhone delta.

The French serve the salt at the table.
Called Fleur de Sel, by some packagers,
this finishing salt is sprinkled lightly on
food to give the food a blast of salt (tingle)
without salting the whole meal.

The Camargue cottage, home of the
Gardians, the tenders of the
Camargue horses and bulls, is a
unique stucco and thatch dwelling that
hints at a Celtic heritage with a north
African influence

Arles is the gateway to the
Camargue

The Gardians raise the bulls for the
bullrings of Southern France and Spain

One source claims they are a
millenniums-old breeding
stock used by Celtic people,
Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and
others who lived along the
Rhone or would come by ship
to the mouth of the Rhone to
cull out the young for war
horses.
Others believe the breed is
pure and indigenous to the
Rhone Delta and stems from
a primitive breed found
locally as fossilized bones.

Others link their traits to the
Spanish war horse, their
small size at 13 hands would
have made them excellent
shipboard travelers and their
stamina and strength would
have made them an ideal war
horse.
The immature Camargue
horse is black or brown in
color but upon reaching
adulthood at about four years
will turn to the familiar white
color.

In the vast
pastures of
the Camargue
the Gardians
raise the
fierce black
bulls used in
the bullrings of
southern
France and
Spain.

The Camargue, Provence

The horses of the Camargue are an
indigenous breed, some say, once wild and
now protected by the government to keep the
breed pure.

Camargue bulls are used in Non-lethal
bullfighting of Provence

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The Camargue Cottage, homes of the
Guardians of Camargue

The horsemen and women of the Camargue harvest them regularly,
culling the young ones for saddle horses and gelding those unfit for
breeding. They are a gentle and intelligent horse possessed of
stamina and agility and a liking for people

The Camargue Guardian or
cowboys uses the
Camargue horse to
manage the black
Camargue bulls that you will
see roaming in the
Camargue.
Often they will pasture a
Camargue horse with a
herd of young bulls.

The Camargue Guardian
uses the Camargue horse
to manage the black
Camargue bulls that they
raise in the vast grassland
of the Camargue.

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