ANIMAUX DOMESTIQUES ET AUTRES

Gros plan sur le Cheval Andalou :

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Le Pure race espagnole ou PRE (Pura Raza Española), également appelé andalou, est une race de  cheval de selle, de souche ancienne originaire d’Andalousie.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      L’élevage structuré de la race débute au XVIéme siècle sous l’impulsion de Philippe II d'Espagne et des moines chartreux.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Il connaît une période de grande renommée dans les cours européennes au XVIIème et XVIIIème siècles, époque où il influence de très nombreux élevages et représente le cheval idéal en matière d'équitation classique.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               La race perd de son importance au XIXème siècle avec l’engouement nouveau pour le Pur Sang.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Confidentiel jusque dans les années 1960 afin de maintenir un niveau suffisant d’effectifs, le Pure race espagnole connait un renouveau d’intérêt.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Bien que l'immense majorité de ces chevaux soit stationnée en Andalousie, il est élevé depuis dans de nombreux autres pays dont la France.