PROVE DI ADDESTRAMENTO
A SELLA E AD ATTACCHI DEL CAVALLINO DI
MONTERUFOLI
SADDLE AND DRIVING TAME IN
MONTERUFOLI 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, Firenze
2Istituto di Incremento Ippico, Pisa
3Apa, Pisa
4 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:
A
B
C
D
E
F
AVERAG
E
saddle
7,5
9
8
8
7
7,5
7,83
0,68
driving
8
8
7,5
8
7
8
7,75
0,41
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
7,5
8
7,5
7,5
7
7
7,41
0,37
Character (calmness,
trustfulness)
8
9
8
8
8
8
8,16
0,40
Submissiveness
8
9
7,5
7,5
7
7
7,66
0,75
EVALUATOR
Std.
dev.
Aptitude:
Gait:
gallop
Temperament (attention,
impulsion)
0,98
8
9
8
7,5
6
7,5
7,66
Frankness
7,5
8
7
7,5
7
7
7,33
0,40
Yield, Endurance
7,5
8
7,5
7,5
6
7,5
7,33
0,68
AVERAGE
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