Pentro horse

Pentro
Conservation status
Other names
  • Cavallo del Pentro
  • Cavallo Pentro
  • Pentro Horse
Country of originItaly
DistributionMolise
StandardAssocizione 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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