The Spanish name of the breed, Cartujano, translates into French as "Chartreux" or "Cheval des Chartreux".
This horse is generally classified as a Purebred Spanish (PRE) breed, so it is not a separate breed.
Considered the purest and most prestigious strain of PRE, it has one of the oldest breeding records in the world.
It is indeed the only equine line whose documented traces date back to the 15th century.
This line is high and preserved by Carthusian monks since at least 1476.
There was a spiritual dimension in this breeding, as indicated by a writing about the perception of God's face in the eye of a horse. These monks exert a strong influence on the equine breeding activity in their region, their horses are long regarded as the best of Christian Europe.
This horse is generally classified as a Purebred Spanish (PRE) breed, so it is not a separate breed.
Considered the purest and most prestigious strain of PRE, it has one of the oldest breeding records in the world.
It is indeed the only equine line whose documented traces date back to the 15th century.
This line is high and preserved by Carthusian monks since at least 1476.
There was a spiritual dimension in this breeding, as indicated by a writing about the perception of God's face in the eye of a horse. These monks exert a strong influence on the equine breeding activity in their region, their horses are long regarded as the best of Christian Europe.
