Maremmano

Maremmano with Buttero and typical pastoral equipment

The Maremma is a native of the Maremma in southern Tuscany horse breed that was once used as a carriage and horse herdsmen, but is more developed in recent years in terms of a saddle horse.

Background information on the evaluation and breeding horses can be found at: exterior, interior and horse breeding.

Exterior

The external appearance is not very impressive in this classic " peasant " economic picture. They are of medium size with a compact physique. The head is often Roman nose, the neck is made ​​short and weak. The hindquarters is weakly muscled.

However, the horse has limbs, their bone strength is adequate. The hocks do not act strongly developed in this breed; However, they are sufficiently available to make this horse very agile.

Most of the horses of this breed are known as " brown ", but there are also horse, and very rarely also mold.

Interior

Maremmano horses are considered horses with calm character that are very persistent, and their character traits make them as horse herdsmen of cattle very suitable. They are considered very terrain and enduring as well as horses that can cope with any soil and weather conditions.

These properties, which made ​​this horse as popular as horse hats of Tuscan cattle herders, also contribute to the fact that this breed is used in trail riding.

Breeding history

For the breed of Maremmano long time there was no Uncommitted breeding goal. Nevertheless, this typical horse economy developed further proof, because it was grown in a relatively small region to obtain a perennial and reliable horse herdsmen. Spanish horse breeds that were bred over the centuries, improved the quality of the starting race and influenced especially the size of this breed. Crosses were also Berbers, to which one returns the patient character as well as the hardness and the willingness of the Maremma. In the 19th century the English race of the Norfolk Roadster was specifically bred to increase the speed capacity and resilience.

Was founded in Italy in 1979 the "National Association of Horse Breeders of Maremmenrasse ". A year later, a breed registry was established. Since 1993, breeding stallions of the Maremma breed of performance assessment is carried out.

Stock

The stock of Maremmano horses has increased in recent years. Most horses are kept in the province of Grosseto and Viterbo. Their number in 2005 was about 4,000 horses, 2,000 mares which are distributed to a total of 1,200 holders.