Sanfratellano
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Distribution | Sicily |
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| Colour | dark bay or black |
The Sanfratellano or Razza di San Fratello is an Italian breed of riding horse.[2]: 500 [3]: 71 [1]: 141 [4] It originates in the comune of San Fratello, in the Nebrodi Mountains in the province of Messina in north-eastern Sicily. It is one of three Sicilian breeds or types, the others being the Purosangue Orientale and the Siciliano Indigeno.
History
The San Fratellano is named for, and is believed to have originated in, the comune of San Fratello, in the Nebrodi Mountains in the province of Messina in north-eastern Sicily.[5]
Its conservation status was listed by the FAO in 2007 as 'endangered';[3]: 71 in 2024 it was listed in DAD-IS as 'at risk/endangered'.[4] A breed census in 2022 found the population to be 'stable' at 1494 head, including 973 brood mares and 260 stallions.[4]
Characteristics
Use
The Sanfratellano is used as a riding horse, as a harness horse, for agricultural work, for meat and for the production of mules.[5][6] Approximately half of all Italian mules are bred in Sicily.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Daniele Bigi, Alessio Zanon (2008). Atlante delle razze autoctone: Bovini, equini, ovicaprini, suini allevati in Italia (in Italian). Milan: Edagricole. ISBN 9788850652594.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ a b Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Breed data sheet: Sanfratellano / Italy (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2024.
- ^ a b c Cavallo Sanfratellano (in Italian). Ministero dell'Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste. Archived 6 April 2024.
- ^ Breed description: Sanfratellana. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. Archived 14 October 2007.