The Samolaco is a rare breed of horse originating from the Valchiavenna and Valtellina, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It takes its name from the town of Samolaco, near Chiavenna in the province of Sondrio. Gravely endangered, it is not among the fifteen indigenous horse "breeds of limited distribution" recognised by the AIA, the Italian breeders' association.[1] The population is listed in DAD-IS as over 12 in 1994, and under 100 in 1998;[2] one further example of the breed may have been identified during a television broadcast.[3]
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The Samolaco is a rare breed of horse originating from the Valchiavenna and Valtellina, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It takes its name from the town of...
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of Savoy, ending Spanish control of the area. It is thought that the Samolacohorse derives in part from Spanish stock abandoned by the garrisons of these...
knee, [and is] thickly covered with bristle; it looks like the tail of a horse. Equally thick bristle covers the whole body, but on the ridge of the spine...
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