Sella Italiano
{{Short description|Italian breed of horse}}
{{distinguish|Selle Italia (disambiguation){{!}}Selle Italia}}
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{{Infobox horse breed
| name = Sella Italiano
| image = Luisa Palli Lalia della Nave, EM Vielseitigkeit 2011 (cropped).JPG
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| image2 = Pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese and Sella Italiano (cropped).jpg
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| status = {{ubl|FAO (2007): no data{{r|barb|p=70}}|DAD-IS (2024): not at risk{{r|dad}}}}
| altname = {{ubl|Cavallo da Sella Italiano|Italiano da Sella}}
| country = Italy
| distribution = nation-wide
| standard = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120814070420/http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/3512 MIPAAF] (in Italian)
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| use = {{ubl|sport horse|riding horse}}
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The Sella Italiano is an Italian breed or stud-book of riding horse of sport horse type. It is bred to compete in showjumping, in dressage, in the three-day event and in endurance.{{r|bigi|p=145}}
History
The stud-book of the Sella Italiano was established by ministerial decree in 1973,{{r|dm}} one of three sections of the Libro genealogico dei cavalli di razza to be administered by the Ente Nazionale Cavallo Italiano; the other two sections were for the registration of pure-bred Oriental horses (with separate sub-sections for Arab and Purosangue Orientale animals), and of Anglo-Arab stock.{{r|bigi|p=145}}
The breed blends the remnant indigenous Italian breeds of Maremmano, Salernitano and Persano horse with Anglo Arabo Sardo, Purosangue Orientale, Arabian and Thoroughbred. The progeny of these horses can be registered as Sella Italiano if they can pass a “performance test”. The stud book is open to other European warmbloods if they can pass the performance test and be approved by the breed registry. The breed is intended to produce a sport horse which can compete successfully at the international level.
Characteristics
Horses standing less than {{val|156|u=cm}} at the withers are not eligible for registration.{{r|pa}}
Use
The Sella Italiano is bred as a riding horse with marked aptitude for equestrian sports, and particularly to compete in showjumping, in dressage, in the three-day event and in endurance riding.{{r|bigi|p=145}}
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{{Horse breeds of Italy}}
Category:Horse breeds originating in Italy
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