The rise of the draught horse in the first half of the 19th century is thought to have contributed to the extinction of the Morvan horse.:125 René Musset argued that the saddle horse was largely replaced by the draught horse,:125 but Bernadette Lizet suggested that Morvan horse breeding died off due to disinterest.:141 Eugène Gayot cited the Morvan horse's use in wartime, the agricultural revolution, the construction of new roads, the opening of the Canal du Nivernais and the increased use of pastures for raising livestock as factors in the Morvan horse's extinction.:655 Marcel Mavré suggested that the various wars of the 19th century were to blame, while Bernadette Lizet cited other modernist factors, including the construction of railways.:73