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The French Barb Horse Stud-Book

It is recognized by the OMCB (World Barb Horse Organisation).
It is jointly managed by the AFCB and the National Stud as a “Foreign Breed” and contains two sections:

The Barb section
The Arab-Barb section which lists horses produced by breeding the following:

                        * Barb mare x Arabian stallion
                        * Barb mare x Arab-Barb Stallion
                        * Arab-Barb mare x Arabian stallion
                        * Arab-Barb mare x Barb stallion
                        * Arabian mare x Arab-Barb stallion
                        * Arabian mare x Barb stallion
                        * Arab-Barb x Arab-Barb

New Rules for the French Barb Horse Stud Book published in the OJ dated 22 September 2006: Decree of 31 October 2006 amending the 16 May 2003 decree approving the Regulations of the French Barb Horse Stud Book

Regulations of the French Barb Horse Stud Book (approved on 16 May 2003: Decree dated 16 May 2003 approving French Barb horse stud book regulations)

Standard of the Barb edited by the OMCB*

Racial standard :

FORMAT: medium, eumetric

PROPORTIONS: medium of line

PROFILE: Convex, Slightly Roman nose

COAT: Gray, bay or chestnut, abundant and thick mane and tail

HEIGHT: Average = 1 m 55

LENGTH (from point of shoulder to point of buttock ): Equal to the height

BODY INDEX H/L: Equal to 1 (square horse)

SHANK MEASUREMENT: Minimum 18 cm

Morphological Features:

HEAD: Fairly substantial with thick jowls, unobtrusive nostrils

EARS: smallish

EYE: Brows flush with head, slightly hooded eye

NECK: Well-set, arched

WITHERS: High, very prominent

SHOULDER: Well-laid

CHEST: Deep and broad

BACK: Strong, with a prominent backbone

LOIN: Short, powerful and sometimes curved upwards

CROUP: Steep-rumped

TAIL: carried low

BUTTOCKS: Cut off short, muscular

UPPER THIGH: Dry, flat

HOCKS: well let down, broad, lean, sometimes sickle or close

HOOVES: Small and hard

*OMCB: Organisation Mondiale du Cheval Barbe: Barb Horse World Organisation

Note: This standard should be adapted for the Arab-Barb.

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