Municipal horse

Horse doing public service tasks for local French authority

In France a municipal horse is a horse that carries out various public service missions on behalf of a local authority. A unique feature of this approach, which is in line with sustainable development and the search for ecological solutions, is the use of horses to preserve the authenticity of the sites concerned. The commune of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives was a pioneer with the mare "Uranie", in 1993. The commune of Trouville-sur-Mer organizes the annual congress and heads the national municipal horse commission. In 2012, the activity was formally defined and the profession of coachman was officially registered in the Répertoire national des métiers. As of 2015, about 300 communes of France recourent services a or several territorial horses. Their missions are varied, but generally concern tourism, waste management and green spaces, prevention and safety, or personal transport.

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