Intro
The Ventasso Horse comes from the Ventasso Mountain in the province of Reggio Emilia in Italy. Known for their sturdy build and great heart the Italian army has long used them as mounts.
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Italy Category
Tolfetano Horse
Origins
The Tolfetano Horse comes from the mountainous town in Tolfa in the north of the Rome province. They are a strain of the original Maremmano breed, their genetics different due to an infusion of English Thoroughbred.
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Sardinian Horse
Intro
The Sardinian Horse comes from the island of Sardinia in Italy where there have been horses for century so their origins are essentially unknown.
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San Fratello Horse
Intro
The San Fratello Horse, Cavallo Sanfratellano or Sanfratellani comes from San Fratello which sits at the foot of Nebrodi Mountains in eastern Sicily, Italy. They are the closet thing Sicily has to wild horses as a small herd roams Nebrodi Park.
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Samolaco Horse
Intro
The Samolaco or Samolaco Horse is a rare breed that comes from Lombardy in northern Italy and named for the local town of Samolaco.
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Salerno Horse
Intro
Also called Salernitano and Salernitana, the Salerno horse comes from the Campania region of Italy in the 18th century. These animals were based on the Neapolitan horse (also a foundation for the Lipizzaner). They are very similar to the Persano Horse but they are distinct breeds according to the DAD-IS.
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Pentro Horse
Intro
The Pentro breed comes from Italy and has been in the southern Italian wetlands for the last millennia.
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Neapolitan Horse
Intro
The Neapolitan horse came from Naples, Italy during the 15th – 18th centuries and is now an extinct breed. Although there has been a attempt to re-create the breed in the modern Napoletano Horse.
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Murgese Horse
Intro
Also called the Murge Horse, the Murgese is bred in the Murge region of Italy and origins of the breed date back to Spanish rule.
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Monterufoli Pony
Intro
The Monterufoli Pony comes from the Province of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy and is thought to come from the now extinct Selvina horse which used to live wild in the area.
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