▁the ▁French ▁Ang lo - A rab ian ▁bre eding ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁program ' s ▁primary ▁Ang lo - A rab ▁bre eding ▁farm , ▁Pom pad our ▁National ▁Ang lo - A rab ▁Stud , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Arn ac - P om pad our , ▁a ▁commune ▁of ▁central ▁France ' s ▁Cor r è ze ▁department , ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Pom pad our . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁area ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁French ▁National ▁Stud ' s ▁headquarters . ▁The ▁Ang lo - A rab ian ▁poss esses ▁one ▁of ▁France ' s ▁oldest ▁stud books , ▁and ▁the ▁S elle ▁Fran çais , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁leading ▁sport ▁horse , ▁still ▁be ars ▁the ▁stamp ▁of ▁significant ▁Ang lo - A rab ▁influence . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁Ang lo - A rab ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁military ▁purposes . ▁However , ▁at ▁present , ▁its ▁most ▁prominent ▁occupation ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁r iding ▁or ▁sport ▁horse . ▁The ▁bre ed ▁does ▁well ▁in ▁event ing , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁stam ina , ▁speed , ▁and ▁jump ing ▁ability . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Ang lo - A rab ian ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁" part - bre d " ▁Arab ian ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁is ▁registered ▁within ▁a ▁separate ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Hor se ▁Association ▁ ▁Bre ed ▁Character istics ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁ ▁result ▁of ▁ ▁different ▁cross es ▁that