Fleuve

The origins of the horse in Senegal are not documented.{{r|larrat|page=261}} The Fleuve derives from Sahel-type horses from the Hodh and Kayes regions of modern-day Mauretania and Mali, to the north of Senegal.{{r|larrat|page=262}} Those in turn are descended from Barb horses from the Maghreb countries further to the north.{{r|mag|page=14}} The Fleuve has been described as a "degenerate Barb".{{r|dehoux|page=37–38}}

In 1996, Senegal had a horse population of about 400,000 head, the largest of any West African country.{{r|dehoux|page=36}} This was a substantial increase from the 216,000 reported in 1978,{{r|mag|page=10}} and a much greater increase from the population after the Second World War, estimated at barely 30,000.{{r|larrat|page=260}} Population numbers for the Fleuve are not reported.{{r|dad}} In 2007 the FAO did not have data from which to estimate the conservation status of the breed.{{r|barb|page=101}}

The Fleuve is normally grey. It is a well-made horse, with a fine head and slender legs; it is energetic, with lively gaits. Poor examples may be too narrow in the chest, or have insufficient bone in the legs.{{r|mag|page=37}}

Horses play an important part in the social and economic life in Senegal.{{r|dehoux|page=52}} The Fleuve was once the horse of chieftains; it is now used as a saddle-horse and for horse-racing.{{r|mag|page=15}}

It is also used in cross-breeding: a cross between a Fleuve stallion and an M'Bayar mare gives rise to the type called Foutanké.{{r|mag|page=15}}

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[http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_681 Breed data sheet: Fleuve/Senegal]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2016.

J.-P. Dehoux, A. Dieng, A. Buldgen (1996). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/w4254t/w4254t02.pdf Le cheval Mbayar dans la partie centrale du bassin arachidier sénégalais]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (in French). Animal Genetic Resources Information {{nobreak|20: 35–54.}}

R. Larrat (1947). [http://remvt.cirad.fr/cd/EMVT47_4.PDF L'élevage du cheval au Sénégal] (in French). Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux {{nobreak|1 (4): 257–265.}}

Magatte Ndiaye (1978). [http://www.sist.sn/gsdl/collect/eismv/index/assoc/HASH0ff0.dir/TD78-15.pdf Contribution à l'étude de l'élevage du cheval au Sénégal] (doctoral thesis, in French). Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de Dakar. Accessed March 2016.

[Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles] (2003). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/CountryReports/Senegal.pdf Rapport national sur l'état des ressources zoogénétiques au Sénégal]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (in French); annex to [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/a1250e.pdf The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN|9789251057629}}. Accessed March 2016.

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