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Breed of horse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Foutanké or Fouta is a breed or type of light horse from Senegal, in West Africa.[2] It results from the cross-breeding of a Fleuve stallion with an M'Bayar mare; its conformation is similar to that of the Fleuve.[3]: 15 It is one of the four recognised Senegalese horse breeds – the others being the M'Bayar, the Fleuve and the M'Par[4]: 23 – and is highly valued for horse-racing.[5]: 38
The origins of the horse in Senegal are not documented.[6]: 261 In 1996, Senegal had a horse population of about 400,000 head, the largest of any West African country.[5]: 36 This was a substantial increase from the 216,000 reported in 1978,[3]: 10 and a much greater increase from the population after the Second World War, estimated at barely 30,000.[6]: 260 Population numbers for the Foutanké are not reported.[2] In 2007 the FAO did not have data from which to estimate the conservation status of the breed.[7]: 101