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DI MONTERUFOLIDI MONTERUFOLI

SADDLE AND DRIVING TAME IN SADDLE AND DRIVING TAME IN MONTERUFOLI PONYMONTERUFOLI PONY

Tocci R.1, Sargentini C.1, Bozzi R.1, Impeduglia R.2, Veronesi M.3, Benedettini A.4, Giorgetti A.1

1Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche, Firenze2Istituto di Incremento Ippico, Pisa

3Apa, Pisa4 Medico e Allevatore, Suvereto (LI)

Monterufoli pony is an endangered equine breed native of Pisa province, in Tuscany.

Starting from 30’s up to 60’s the equine breed was well-appreciated for its ability in endurance, saddle and driving. Horse training for saddle and driving uses were performed in a single Monterufoli pony. Three more are now in proof.

First assessed Monterufoli pony results:

EVALUATOR A B C D E FAVERAG

EStd. dev.

Aptitude: saddle 7,5 9 8 8 7 7,5 7,83 0,68 driving 8 8 7,5 8 7 8 7,75 0,41Gait: walk 7 9 8,5 7 7 7,5 7,66 0,87 trot 7 8 8 7,5 6 7,5 7,33 0,75 gallop 7,5 8 7,5 7,5 7 7 7,41 0,37Character (calmness, trustfulness) 8 9 8 8 8 8 8,16 0,40Submissiveness 8 9 7,5 7,5 7 7 7,66 0,75Temperament (attention, impulsion) 8 9 8 7,5 6 7,5 7,66

0,98

Frankness 7,5 8 7 7,5 7 7 7,33 0,40Yield, Endurance 7,5 8 7,5 7,5 6 7,5 7,33 0,68AVERAGE 7,61

The assessments showed:

- Nearly equivalent aptitudes for the saddle and driving with similar scores.

- equivalent scores for three gaits: walk, trot and gallop

- good characteristics for character, temperament and submissiveness

- good characteristics for yield and endurance