Razza: Amiatino
Specie: Asino
Paese: Italy
Descrizione: This breed has distinctive zebra stripes on the legs and ears with dark signs. They descend from the area around Monte Amiato in the hinterland of Grosseto. Today some animals can be found in the Toscana, Reggio Emilia and in Liguria. They are markedly agile and, therefore, specially adapted to mountainous regions. They are used as pack- and working animals, but also as a draught- and riding animal. Amiatina-donkeys have a height at withers of 1,25m - 1,40m. The coat is grey with eelstripe and shouldercross. belly, mouth and rings around the eyes are blond. Asino Amiatina is persistent and resistent against diseases. It survives in harsh conditions
Storia: The Amiatina was numerous in the early part of the twentieth century; before the Second World War the population in the provinces of Grosseto and Perugia alone was over 8000. In the years following the War it came close to extinction. From 1956 the Deposito Stalloni (later the Istituto di Incremento Ippico) of Pisa selectively bred it in the province of Grosseto. A breeders' association was founded in 1993. In 1995 the registered population was 89. In 2006 the total number registered was 1082, of which about 60% were in Tuscany. 156 The Amiatina was listed as "endangered" by the FAO in 2007
Uso: Breeding, Therapy, Pet, Trekking