Haras Nationaux

The Haras Nationaux in France (English literal translation national stud farms) was the French national public administrative body responsible for the regulation and administration of breeding of horses and donkeys in France. It administered twenty-two regional studs, or horse-breeding centres.

History
From 1870 until 1999, Haras Nationaux was a branch of the French ministry of agriculture, then it became an independent governmental department managing the twenty two national stud farms.

In 2010, along with the École nationale d'équitation (ENE, the national riding school), it became part of the new Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Equitation (IFCE, French Institute of Horse and Riding).

In 2013 the twenty-two national stud farms were privatized, however IFCE continued to support the studs by paying about 75% of the employee salaries. But in 2019 the IFCE announced it would stop supporting the studs and the salary payments would cease as of 2022.

Regional centres
The regional centres of the Haras Nationaux are:
 * Site d'Amboise et de Blois, Blois, Centre-Val de Loire
 * Haras national d'Aurillac, Aurillac, Auvergne
 * Haras national de Besançon, Besançon, Franche-Comté
 * Haras national des Bréviaires, Les Bréviaires, Île-de-France
 * Site de Chazey-sur-Ain, Chazey-sur-Ain, Rhône-Alpes
 * Haras national de Cluny, Cluny, Burgundy
 * Haras national de Compiègne, Compiègne, Picardy
 * Haras national d'Hennebont, Hennebont, Brittany
 * Haras national de La Roche, La Roche-sur-Yon, Pays de la Loire
 * Haras national de Lamballe, Lamballe, Brittany
 * Haras national du Pin, Le Pin-au-Haras, Normandy
 * Haras national du Lion, Le Lion-d'Angers, Pays de la Loire
 * Haras national de Montier, Montier-en-Der, Champagne-Ardenne
 * Haras national de Gelos, Gelos, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
 * Haras national de Pompadour, Arnac-Pompadour, Limousin
 * Haras national de Rodez, Rodez, Midi-Pyrénées
 * Haras national de Rosières, Rosières-aux-Salines, Lorraine
 * Haras national de Saint-Lô, Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie
 * Haras national de Saintes, Saintes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
 * Haras national de Tarbes, Tarbes, Midi-Pyrénées
 * Haras national d'Uzès, Uzès, Languedoc-Roussillon
 * Haras national de Villeneuve, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Nouvelle-Aquitaine