The Murgese' horse  Among the province of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto, in the so-called Murgia of Trulli (Murgia south-east), is selected by a 1927 horse race marked by an extraordinary fitness and the mantle morello backpack or gray iron dark brown head.
Among the characteristics that distinguishes this race found a high intelligence because they learn quickly and well, this feature makes them suitable to high school and the obstacles; note, again, a versatility that has been such that for a decade, CFS uses it for the performance of services on patrol in the Nature Reserves and National Parks of various Italian Regions., and a typically docile suitable for equestrian tourism.
Also raised in rustic is immune to bolsaggine and intestinal diseases, in addition, the very thick skin protects it from insects and thorns.Some 'history…. The race Murgese stems from turf this ancient population in these territories.
At this very large population and heterogeneous influenced between 1400 and 1500 valuable Players of Spanish ancestry, Arab, Berber and napolitane.
These specimens belonged to races private property of noble families (including Dukes of Martina).
Between the fifteenth and eighteenth century were moved to other European countries fathers horses (stallions), mares bodied (broodmares) and carusi (colts), in order to form or improve the breeds from saddle or shooting light.
Features of the standard of race
Origin: Puglia Region, region delle Murge (province of Bari, Taranto and Brindisi). Biometrici Horse Murgese to 30 months
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In subsequent years the farmers tried to mix local production, improving the ability to adapt to difficult environmental conditions which were out horses.
In the'20s we began, and then, the choice of subjects local dark coat, considered more resistant in order to produce Broodmares Mulets, or those to be cross with the donkey to get valuable work mules.
But the breeding of horses was limited to that.
Therefore, when you had to take seriously consider this, we found before the shortage of stallions and the absence of a genuine because farmers selected solely by the color of the coat.
They were then defined Murgesi those horses whose origin was not well known and did not have a real genealogy and therefore could not think of them founders of a new breed.
To cope with this whole series of problems were introduced stallions government Anglo-Norman. Among them one of the most influential was the morello Damaiseux that produced subject that attracted the attention of the government that in 1932 instituted the Regio Depot Abruzzo and Puglia.
The main founders of today's murgesi were purchased between 1927 and 1935 and include Nerone Rondello and II (1927), Martin and Moro (1930), Palace (1932), Grand Duke by Martina (1933), Baron delle Murge (1934 ) and Herald delle Murge (1935).
The first race of association was founded in 1948 by then 22 Breeders.
Today murgese breeding continues along the genealogy of Nero male, and Martina from Grand Herald delle Murge. | Masseria Simonetti www.cavallinellemurge.it 2007-2008 | |||||||