List of Italian horse breeds
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.[1][2][3]
- Anglo-Arabo Sardo
- Appeninico
- Avelignese or Haflinger
- Bardigiano
- Calabrese
- Catria horse
- Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale
- Esperia Pony
- Giara horse
- Italian Trotter
- Lipizzano
- Maremmano
- Monterufolino
- Murgese
- Napoletano
- Norico
- Pentro horse
- Persano
- Purosangue Orientale
- Ruggerio
- Salernitano
- Samolaco horse
- Sanfratellano
- Sarcidano
- Sardinian Anglo-Arab
- Sella Italiano
- Siciliano indigeno
- Tolfetano
- TPR or Cavallo italiano da tiro pesante rapido
- Ventasso horse
References
- ^ Atlante delle razze di cavalli (in Italian). agraria.org. Accessed September 2013.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Italy, Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2013.
- ^ Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594.