Breeding operations and stallion stations — find a farm to stand your mare or shop the next generation.
Haras Blacknight MGC at Monthodon in Indre-et-Loire breeds Friesian and Arab-Friesian horses on 27 hectares of pasture and 13 hectares of woodland. It offers owners' boarding, breeding boarding, a breeding centre, covering by an approved stallion, and lists Friesian and Arab-Friesian horses for sale. It also takes part in breeding shows and dressage.
Haras de la Mouline is a sport horse breeding farm with broodmares, foals for sale and complete boarding from foal to competition development. Its horses include Gravure de la Mouline, third at the World Championship for 7-year-olds at Le Lion d'Angers.
Élevage Palija is a breeding farm for sport and draft horses founded from a mare bought in 2005, now run by Pauline Chevalier. It produces horses for eventing and show jumping, and the website lists sport broodmares, draft horses, stallions and horses for sale.
Haras des Passions near Angers was taken over in 2021 by Lysa Martinet and Jean-Philippe Vinet and specialises in breeding and rest-and-care for racehorses. It offers foaling, boarding and care on 55 hectares, tailored services from birth to preparation for racing, and has a racing stable.
Élevage de Chance breeds Camargue horses and lists its stallions Coquin du Mas, Ronzas de Listel and Faraman de Belugue, plus broodmares and foals. It also offers backing and working livery, equine mediation and horse-assisted wellbeing sessions.
Haras Achéménide at Trans-sur-Erdre in the Loire-Atlantique breeds Akhal-Teke and endurance horses. Its website presents the mares and the males Kessedag Cyrus, Acot Achemenide, Artaxerxes Achemenide, Nothos Achemenide and Azan Arab.
Shetland Do Bragalou is a Shetland pony breeding farm at Dieulefit in the Drome Provencale, started with standard black Shetlands with a partner from the Poney Club des Jonquieres. The site presents the stallions, mares, young stock and foals, and a for sale page.
Attelage et élevage Ar Maner at Arzano in Finistère breeds Breton draft horses and teaches carriage driving, with FFE driving courses and discovery days. It offers carriage rides, animal-traction training, a pony club and horses for sale, and moved from the Haras national d'Hennebont to Arzano.
Haras d'Eygalières, at the foot of the Alpilles, devotes 16 hectares of irrigated pasture to breeding and selling sport horses and to retirement boarding for older horses. The site has stallion and breeding pages and an enquiry form for purchases and boarding.
Élevage Seranne Larzac at La Vacquerie in the Herault breeds Barb, purebred Arab and half-bred Arab horses for trekking and endurance, with foals and adults for sale. It also runs trail rides between the Larzac and the Cevennes all year with its Arabian and Barb horses.
Haras de Bougaux at Flavin near Rodez in the Aveyron is a family sport horse breeding farm and owners' stable with an insemination and foaling centre for clients' mares. It is run by professional riders Léopoldine and Adèle, who offer boarding, backing, lessons, courses and competition coaching, and lists horses and foals for sale.
Haras de Pachot at Castelsagrat in the Tarn-et-Garonne is a breeding farm run by Karolien and Wim. The website presents its broodmares and their progeny, young horses, training, a for sale page and an equine therapy centre.
Élevage Den'fer at Faycelles in the Lot is a breeding farm for coloured sport and leisure horses on more than 120 hectares, in breeds such as Selle Francais, Zangersheide, KWPN, Friesians and Arabs. It sells foals and mares and offers stallions for reproduction.
Haras du Montjouve in the Lot is a breeding and dressage yard run by Nadine and Patrick, devoted to horses and donkeys. The website covers breeding, a for sale section, donkeys, shows and personalised saddlery.
Écuries of Joy near Auxerre in the Yonne is an owners' stable and Connemara pony breeder on a 32-hectare natural estate, run by Laetitia and Yohann Clerget. It offers boarding, backing with ethological methods, horse development, lessons and courses, and presents its breeding mares.
Élevage Cilougreys at Mazeyrolles in the Dordogne breeds Landais ponies and sells the foals of the year, with other breeds also for sale. Visits to choose a foal are by appointment, and the site covers the history and origins of the Landais pony.
Haras Qualescy is a New Forest pony breeder in the Sologne. Its website presents its broodmares, stallions including Outlaw Robin Hood and Oh Happy Day Gascogne, foals, and ponies for sale or lease. It also publishes a blog about New Forest ponies, foal weaning and breeding.
Haras de l'Érable at Saint-Cyr-du-Gault in Loir-et-Cher is a private stable specialised in eventing. Its main activities are competition, breeding and selling sport horses, and its website lists the horses for sale and a horse hydrotherapy page. Courses with trainers in the three Olympic disciplines are planned.
Haras d'Auvine at Savigny-sur-Braye in Loir-et-Cher breeds purebred Fjord horses from its own mares and stallions, imported from abroad, and prepares them for sale. It also uses the herd for riding lessons with its instructor, and boards horses, ponies and donkeys from 190 euros a month.
Au Chant des Autanes at La Batie-Vieille near Gap runs donkey hire and guided donkey treks, a horse breeding programme, a soap workshop, and livery for horses year-round or overnight for riders passing through.
Élevage du Percy at Monestier-du-Percy in the Vercors, 55 km south of Grenoble, breeds Merens horses in the mountain pastures. It offers backing and dressage, summer transhumance and the sale of Merens horses and ponies, and presents its stallions including Passage de Bigorre.
Les Animaux de l'Ouveze is a family breeding farm on 600 hectares in the Ardeche at Rompon. It raises sport and leisure horses, sport and leisure ponies, miniature ponies and miniature donkeys in herds, and its website presents its breeding stock and animals.
Haras de Santigny near Villaines-la-Juhel in the Sarthe breeds trotters and sells coverings. Its stallions include Charly du Noyer, Doberman, Fabulous Wood, Feeling Cash, Follow You, Golden Bridge, Jaguar Griff and Lombok Jiel, mostly by Ready Cash.
Haras de Beausse at Morannes in the Maine-et-Loire was founded in 1994 and breeds Selle Français horses and French Saddle Ponies. Its past stallions Flower de Grange and Melvin Candy were approved for stud, and the farm offers mare and foal boarding, foaling, weaning and backing.
