en ▁are ▁ext inct ▁bre eds ▁of ▁horse ▁from ▁western ▁France . ▁They ▁were ▁b red ▁princip ally ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Po it ou - Char entes ▁and ▁V end ée , ▁France . ▁They ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁mount ▁for ▁light ▁caval ry . ▁ ▁V end é en ▁ ▁The ▁V end é en ▁bre ed ▁was ▁originally ▁imported ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁from ▁F ries land . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁dra ining ▁sw amps , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁crossed ▁with ▁Thor ough bre d ▁st all ions ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁fit ▁for ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁mount ▁for ▁light ▁caval ry .< ref > https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 1 4 0 2 1 4 1 8 5 2 4 8 / http :// www . che val - ven de en . com / histor ique . html ▁ ▁These ▁bre eds ▁were ▁combined ▁with ▁other ▁lines ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁S elle ▁Fran çais . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Hor se ▁bre eds ▁origin ating ▁in ▁France ▁Category : Ext inct ▁horse ▁bre eds ▁Category : Hor se ▁bre eds <0x0A> </s> ▁Kon ongo ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Kon ongo ▁people , ▁an ▁eth n ol ingu istic ▁group ▁in ▁T anz ania ▁Kon ongo , ▁Gh ana , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Gh ana ' s ▁Ash anti ▁region <0x0A> </s> ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁ ▁See ▁also