Esperia Pony

Pony dell'Esperia
Breed standards
Esperia pair in harness at Fieracavalli, Verona
Country of origin	Italy, native to Lazio region
Associzione Italiana Allevatori	Breed standards
Equus ferus caballus

Driven five-in-hand at Fieracavalli

The Esperia Pony (Italian: Pony dell'Esperia or Pony di Esperia) is a breed of pony originating in the area of the Aurunci Mountains and Ausoni Mountains near Esperia in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy.^[1] It is one of the fifteen indigenous horse "breeds of limited distribution" recognised by the AIA, the Italian breeders' association. It is the only Italian breed to be officially denominated a pony.^[2]

References

↑ "Pony di Esperia" (in Italian). Associazione Italiana Allevatori. n.d. Retrieved June 2011. Esperia Pony
↑ "Il Registro Anagrafico delle razze Equine ed Asinine a limitata diffusione" (in Italian). Associazione Italiana Allevatori. n.d. Retrieved June 2011. Anagraphic register of the horse and donkey breeds of limited distribution

External links

Esperia Horses - Documentary

Horse breeds of Italy

These are the horse breeds considered in Italy to be wholly or partly of Italian origin. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Italian.

Appenninico Avelignese or Haflinger Bardigiano Calabrese Catria Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale Esperia Pony Giara horse Italian Heavy Draft (TPR or Tiro Pesante Rapido) Italian Trotter Lipizzano Maremmano Monterufolino Murgese Neapolitan Noriker Pentro Persano Purosangue Orientale Salernitano Samolaco Sanfratellano Sarcidano Sardinian Anglo-Arab Sella Italiano Siciliano Indigeno Tolfetano Ventasso

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