Following the first competition for Comtois horses organized in Maîche in the Doubs department, the Comtois breed stud book and the Syndicat du Cheval Comtois (Comtois Horse Union) were formalized in 1919. The Association Nationale du Cheval de Trait Comtois (Comtois Draft Horse National Association) encourages reproduction while controlling breeders and their performances. More than 100 competitions take place in France each year, including 25 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with nearly 2,000 participating horses. Julien Dugois' in Brevans is among the some 1,500 breeding farms of Comtois horses established in France.