Sardinian
Introduction: If you have any comments or suggestions, please click here. The picture is taken from a book called The Young Specialist Looks At Horses, and is of a pony named Amlio.
Names: Sardinian, Sardinian Pony, Acchetta.
Origin: Sardinia.
Breeding: Ancestry no doubt traceable to imported Barbs.
Description: Very noble, light, rather large pony.
Action: Energetic, quick movements in walk and trot; brisk gallop.
Body: Considerable depth of chest; strong back; rounded croup; well-placed tail; shoulders good; usually slightly round barrel.
Color: Usually brown, black, bay, or liver chestnut.
Head: Attractive, noble.
Hooves: Good, healthy, hard and vertical.
Legs: Fine-boned, clean, sturdy, often somewhat irregularly placed, with clearly marked sinews and joints; long fetlocks.
Neck: Well-shaped and well-defined.
Size: 13.3 to 14.3 hands (55-59 inches).
Temperament: Lively.
Features: Long-living: 30-35 years.
Uses: Particularly popular as costermonger's horse and cab-horse, especially in Southern Italy.
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