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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]
These pages are about breeds of horse or pony that are considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. As many breeds have complex or obscure histories, inclusion of a horse breed here does not necessarily imply that it is predominantly or exclusively Italian. For other breeds of horse and pony, see Category:Horse breeds
The following list of horse and pony breeds includes standardized breeds, some strains within breeds that are considered distinct populations, types of horses with common characteristics that are not necessarily standardized breeds but are sometimes described as such, and terms that describe groupings of several breeds with similar characteristics.
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Horses of this breed have often been used as cavalry mounts and today are used by Italian Mounted Police. They were amongst the protagonists of the last successful classical cavalry charge in history in August 1942 near Isbushensky on the Don river by a cavalry unit of the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia ( Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in ...
The Siciliano Indigeno or Cavallo Siciliano is an Italian breed of light riding horse native to the Mediterranean island of Sicily in southern Italy. It derives from cross-breeding of local mares with stallions of Oriental and North African type.
The Italian Heavy Draft, or Rapid Heavy Draft, is a breed of draft horse from Italy. The full Italian name of the breed is Cavallo Agricolo Italiano da Tiro Pesante Rapido , "Italian Rapid Heavy Draft Farm Horse", and the abbreviation TPR ( Italian pronunciation: [tipiˈɛrre] )) is often used.
The Sanfratellano or Razza di San Fratello is an Italian breed of riding horse. [2]: 500 [3]: 71 [1]: 141 [4] It originates in the comune of San Fratello, in the Nebrodi Mountains in the province of Messina in north-eastern Sicily. It is one of three Sicilian breeds, the others being the Purosangue Orientale and the Siciliano Indigeno.