The Campolina or Campolino is from Brazil and was developed by Cussian-Campolina where it takes its name, on his farm in the Minas Gerais, Brazil in 1857.
Crossing Criollo and Spanish Andalusian blood developed the breed.
A mare named Medeia who was of Barb blood, crossed with a pure Andalusian stallion, further refined the breed.
The offspring was a dark grey colt named “Monarca” who is considered to be the foundation stallion of the breed.
Over the years, the breed was upgraded concentrating on character and smoothness of gait.
The stallions used in this program were Mangalarga, American Saddle bred, Clydesdale, and Anglo-Norman.
In 1934 the studbook was closed for this breed, as the standard was set with no further breeds to be introduced .
The average height is around 15hh with typical colours being solid.
Dun-colored generally display pronounced primitive markings including dorsal stripe, pale guard hairs on either side of the mane, transverse shoulder strip, and leg striping, called "zippers" by Campolina-breeders.
The head in profile is convex, a distinctive feature with the breed.
The breed is not, however, described to have a true Roman nose, as the convex profile begins approximately two finger widths below the base of the orbit.
In addition to the prominent curvature of the profile, the shape of the crest is also an important feature of the -Campolina silhouette.
The breed is a gaited horse breed with a smooth, four-beat ambling gait.
It is the largest of the three gaited Brazilian breeds, due to the influence of heavier breeds from Northern Europe.
The gait is called the true marcha or marcha verdadeira.
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The breed is good-natured and generally used as a riding horse or driving and also for dressage.
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