Photo: BS Thurner Hof · CC BY-SA 3.0 horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Maremmano
- Animal
- Horse
- Origin
- Italy
About the Maremmano
The Maremmano is a horse breed from the Maremma area of Tuscany and northern Lazio in Italy. Traditionally, it served as a hardy working horse for the Butteri, who used it in livestock management. Today, the breed is principally a saddle horse. Crosses with Thoroughbreds and other breeds have produced a more athletic type known as the Maremmano migliorato, or Improved Maremmano. This distinction helps describe how the breed’s role and type have changed: it has a history as a working horse, while its principal use now is under saddle. The breed’s regional Italian origins and its association with livestock work are defining parts of its background.
What stands out
- Originates in Tuscany and northern Lazio
- Traditionally used for livestock management
- Principally a saddle horse today
Worth knowing
- The Improved Maremmano reflects extensive crossing
- Traditional working use was livestock management
Who it suits
The Maremmano may suit people looking for a saddle horse or interested in a breed with a traditional livestock-management role.
In short
The Maremmano has roots as a hardy working horse used by the Butteri and is now principally a saddle horse. Its more athletic Improved type developed through crossing with Thoroughbreds and other breeds.
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Bardigiano Italy Photo: Fioravante Patrone · CC BY 3.0 
Photo credits9 photographs on this page
- Maremmano — BS Thurner Hof · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Avelignese — Nicola Fotonico · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Bardigiano — Fioravante Patrone · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Catria horse — Justlettersandnumbers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Cavallo Appenninico — Justlettersandnumbers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Cavallo del Delta — Justlettersandnumbers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale — Justlettersandnumbers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Esperia Pony — Justlettersandnumbers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Giara horse — Helga Steinreich · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
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