Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

The early 20th century

Place of Breeding

South Africa

Synonym

Boer (old) | Hantam | South African

Extinction Reason

Crossbreeding

References

Cape horse. The Equinest. (2025, February 3). https://theequinest.com/breeds/cape-horse

Cape of Good Hope (Colony). Department of Agriculture. (1908). Agricultural Journal of the Cape of Good Hope (Vol. 33). Cape Town, South Africa: Department of Agriculture, Cape of Good Hope.

FAO. (1997). 2.2. RAZAS DESAPARECIDAS. Lista Mundial de Vigilancia para la Diversidad de los Animales Domésticos. (2a ÉDICIÓN). https://www.fao.org/4/V8300S/v8300s0s.htm (in French)

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

South Africa’s Native Horse Breeds. SouthAfrica.com. (2019, September 7). http://www.southafrica.com/blog/south-africas-native-horse-breeds

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, October 19). Vlaamperd. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaamperd

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, December 8). Cheval du Cap. Wikipedia. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheval_du_Cap (in French)