Le pottok


picture by courtesy of "la maison du pottok"

Le pottok est un petit cheval sauvage qui vit au pays basque. Sa race est très ancienne. Il a une robe brune ou noire.
The "pottok" is a little wild horse that lives in the basque country. It's a very primitive type. He is brown or black.

Il habite dans la montagne.
He lives in the mountains.

Il mange de lherbe, des fleurs, des feuilles, des branches.
He eats grass, flowers, leaves, branches.

Il est très sauvage.
He is wild.

A Sare, il est souvent dessiné sur des pierres en forêt pour montrer le chemin.
In some mountain villages (Sare is one of them), they use his image as symbols to mark walking sites.

More about "pottok":

in English: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/pottok/

in French: http://www.maisondupottok.com/

 
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