 A stud book was created for the Anglo @-@ Norman in 1950 , and during that decade the breed became successful in international competition . In 1958 , the Anglo @-@ Norman is combined with other French types to create the Selle Français , the national French saddle horse . Despite active government support for Selle Français breeding programs , variations remained , and Anglo @-@ Norman bloodlines continued to be distinguishable for decades after the merge . In the 1990s and 2000s , a movement began to reopen the Anglo @-@ Norman stud book and recreate it as a separate breed from the Selle Français . The plan , which remains open , has been presented to the French Stud Book Commission and Ministry of Agriculture , and created controversy within the French breeding community . In 2015 , the Anglo @-@ Norman Stud Book is open again 
