The Vlaamperd SA Vlamperd or Vlamperd is a very rare horse breed developed in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It was a cross between the Friesian Thoroughbred Hackney Cape Harness horse and assorted heavy warmblood breeds on smaller Cape horses. In the Afrikaans language Vlaamperd literally translates as Flemish horse in reference to its roots in the Friesian breeding of Belgium and the Netherlands. The stallions are always black though mares may be dark brown.