Murgese
The Murgese is an Italian horse from the Murge area of Apulia. It is typically a dark, substantial riding and driving horse with a baroque outline, strong bone, and a calm but active presence. The breed is linked with southern Italian cavalry, farm, and carriage traditions, and many animals are black or very dark, though exact color rules depend on registry standards.
Murgese horses are often used for dressage, classical riding, trekking, driving, and police or ceremonial work where steadiness and substance are useful. They need the same careful conditioning as other compact, powerful horses: attention to fitness, saddle fit, hoof balance, and weight. Breeders should preserve good movement and workable temperament rather than selecting only for dark color or dramatic neck shape.
Colors: Amber Champagne, Bay, Bay Dun, Bay Roan, Black, Blanket Appaloosa, Blue Roan, Brown, Buckskin, Champagne, Chestnut, Classic Champagne, Cremello, Dark Bay, Dun, Dun Roan, Fewspot Appaloosa, Flaxen Chestnut, Frame Overo, Gold Champagne, Gray, Grullo, Leopard Appaloosa, Liver Chestnut, Overo, Palomino, Perlino, Piebald, Pinto, Rabicano, Red Dun, Red Roan, Roan, Sabino, Seal Bay, Silver Dapple, Skewbald, Smoky Black, Smoky Cream, Snowcap Appaloosa, Sorrel, Splash White, Tobiano, Tovero, Varnish Roan, White
