Pentro horse

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Pentro
Conservation status
Other names
  • Cavallo del Pentro
  • Cavallo Pentro
  • Pentro Horse
Country of originItaly
Distribution Molise
Standard Associzione Italiana Allevatori
Use
Traits
Height
  • 133–142 cm [3] :494
  • Male:
    average 137 cm [4] :106
  • Female:
    average 133 cm [4] :106

The Pentro or Cavallo Pentro is an endangered Italian breed of small rustic horse. It originates in the upper valley of the Volturno in the southern Italian region of Molise, close to its borders with Abruzzo, Campania and Lazio, and takes its name from the ancient Samnite tribe of the Pentri, who lived in that area. [5] :115 The population is concentrated in the comune of Montenero Val Cocchiara in the province of Isernia. It is one of the fifteen indigenous horse "breeds of limited distribution" recognised by the AIA, the Italian breeders' association. [6]

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History

Like many Italian breeds the Pentro is raised on open land year-round, where it has to fend off wolves,[ citation needed ] which have returned to the Italian countryside in considerable numbers.[ citation needed ]

The Pentro horse is threatened with extinction. [7]

In 2003 the total population was about 250, of which no more than 150 displayed the morphological characteristics of the breed. The surviving members live in the Pantano della Zittola, a broad plain extending over about 2200 hectares, lying on the edge of the Abruzzo National Park in the mountainous region between Abruzzo and Molise. [8]

There is no established conservation programme in the area and the horses there are raised as feral animals viewed as characteristic fauna of the land. [7]

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