Pentro horse
| Country of origin | Italy, native to Molise |
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The Pentro Horse (Template:Lang-it) is a breed of horse originating in the area of Isernia, in the Molise 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 ancient Samnite tribe of the Pentri. Like many italian breeds the Pentro is raised in the open pasture year-round, where it has to fend off wolves, which have returned to the italian countryside in considerable numbers. Its population is an autochthonous breed from a breeding area characterized by climatic and geographic peculiarities. The horse population is interesting because of its rusticity, however, has run the risk of loosing its identity because of the introduction of exotic genetic material.
Pentro horse is bred in Southern Italy for the production of meat and is currently facing extinction. At the present time, this horse is not included, in any conservation program even though it is an important element of the history and traditions of the land in which it lives; it characterises, in a unique fashion, the landscape in which it is reared in a wild state.
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Greek Enviromental Valuation Database www.aspajournal.it
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