In the early morning mist they look particularly impressive, the wild horses of the Camargue. At a gallop, they suddenly emerge from the early morning fog, powerful and irrepressible. Locals call them the “White Horses of the Sea” because they can be seen grazing underwater with their nostrils closed. Similar to moose, this prevents water from entering their lungs.
The Camargue horses are late developers and only mature when they are five to seven years old. Then they predominantly become gray, while the foals can be born as bay or black. Only as they get older do they slowly lose their dark color and eventually become magnificent molds.
They are medium-sized, strong horses that show characteristics of their Iberian ancestors. The heavy, medium-sized head, which indicates the primitive ancestors, has small ears typical of pony. The equally small eyes, which lie flat on the head, look intelligently out of an expressive face with clearly pronounced jaws.
