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]
Horse breeding in Italy is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests. There is a long history of the horse in Italy.
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| Anglo-Arabo Sardo | Sardinian Anglo-Arab | 
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| Cavallino della Giara | Giara | 
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Italian Heavy Draft | 
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| Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale | 
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Esperia Pony | 
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| Haflinger | 
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| Lipizzano[3]: 119 [4] | Lipizzaner | 
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| Murgese | 
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| Napoletano | 
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| Persano | 
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| Salernitano | 
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| Sanfratellano | 
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| Tolfetano | 
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| Trottatore Italiano | Italian Trotter | 
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594.
- ^ Lipizzano (in Italian). Roma: Associazione Italiana Allevatori, Ufficio Centrale del Libro Genealogico. Accessed May 2022
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