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Ventasso Horse, Cavallo del Ventasso
Breed standards
Country of origin	Italy, native to Emilia Romagna region
Associzione Italiana Allevatori
Equus ferus caballus

The Ventasso Horse (Italian: Cavallo del Ventasso) is a rare breed of horse originating from the upper Val d'Enza valley in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. It is one of the fifteen indigenous horse "breeds of limited distribution" recognised by the AIA, the Italian breeders' association.^[1] It takes its name from the Monte Ventasso, in the province of Reggio Emilia.

The Ventasso Horse breed was formed through the interbreeding of local horses with the Lipizzaner and the Maremmano. Until the 1940s the horses were supplied to the military.^[2] Today it is used as a general riding horse and as a competition sport horse. It is critically endangered, with less than 50 purebred horses remaining.

They are well proportioned and expressive, with a straight profile and a muscular, medium-length neck. The shoulder is sloping. The chest is deep and the back is of good length. bay and gray are the most common colours.

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These are the horse breeds considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.
Appenninico Avelignese (Haflinger) Avelignese tradizionale Bardigiano Calabrese Catria Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale Esperia Pony Giara horse Italian Heavy Draft (TPR or Tiro Pesante Rapido) Italian Trotter (Trottatore Italiano) Lipizzano Maremmano Monterufolino Murgese Neapolitan Noriker Pentro Persano Purosangue Orientale Salernitano Samolaco Sanfratellano Sarcidano Sardinian Anglo-Arab Sella Italiano Siciliano Indigeno Tolfetano Ventasso
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