Neptune, God of the Sea, was traveling in his chariot drawn by 9 white horses, in front of the mouth of the Rhone, when he met a farmer who was having trouble with a black bull:

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"Here's my best horse; if you know how to make a friend of him, he will be an irreplaceable ally against the black bull.But remember, he comes from the Sea and he was led by a god: when he wants, let him free to come and deeply breathe his marine and divine origins"

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This is the legend about the horses of the Camargue.

Bred by the gypsies, it's possible to meet them at sunset on the beaches of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.