Foutanké

The Foutanké or Fouta is a breed or type of light horse from Senegal, in West Africa.

[3]: 15  It is one of the four recognised Senegalese horse breeds – the others being the M'Bayar, the Fleuve and the M'Par[4]: 23  – and is highly valued for horse-racing.

[6]: 261  In 1996, Senegal had a horse population of about 400,000 head, the largest of any West African country.

[5]: 36  This was a substantial increase from the 216,000 reported in 1978,[3]: 10  and a much greater increase from the population after the Second World War, estimated at barely 30,000.

[2] In 2007 the FAO did not have data from which to estimate the conservation status of the breed.