Breed: Poney Ariégeois Mérens
Species: Horse
Colour: black
Weight: 550 kg
Height: 135 - 147 cm
Country: France
Description: Mérens Pony is native to the Ariège Pyrenees, having the name of a village in the high mountains close to Andorra.
History: The breed is similar to a celtic poney on a painting in a prehistoric cave (Grotte de Niaux).Herdbook established in 1945.
Morphology: Ponys within the breed are remarkable similar, perhaps due to the long isolation.
Specials: Most of the breeders raise the horses in the open air year-round.
Uses: Work, Hobby, Sport
Performance: A good children pony with hardiness and endurance.The mares are good milk producers.