 In August 1996 , breeder Fernand <unk> , of the " Haras des Rouges " stud farm , developed the idea of the Cheval de Sport Anglo @-@ Normand ( <unk> , or Anglo @-@ Norman Sport Horse ) , to preserve the genetic heritage of four generations of Anglo @-@ Norman horses still extant within the Selle Français breed . The plan moved forward in August 2008 with the support of other professional breeders . Their argument was that the Selle Français had become increasingly crossed with other European breeds since the advent of artificial insemination in 1980 and the opening of the stud book to horses of foreign breeds in 2000 ; the theory of jus soli allowed horses of foreign bloodlines to be called Selle Français if they were born in France . The breeders allying themselves with <unk> prefer to return to the original French Anglo @-@ Norman as a regional sport horse . However , when Anglo @-@ Norman breeders as a whole were asked to vote , they rejected the idea of amending the studbook . 
