Berrichon

Berrichon is a historical French horse name from Berry, a region of central France covering areas now associated with Cher and Indre. The term has referred to local horses of the area and, later, to a heavier draught type influenced by Percheron and other French working-horse blood. It is best understood as a regional breed or strain from the age of farm and transport horses, not as a common modern breed with a large active population.

There is no ordinary ownership market for true Berrichon horses today, and records are mostly of interest to historians, breed researchers, and people studying French draught-horse development. A horse advertised with the name should be checked carefully, since it may be a Percheron-type animal, a regional cross, or a heritage description rather than a registered breed identity. Conservation value would depend on documented ancestry and connection to remaining local lines, if any can be verified.