Salerno is a Warm blood type.
Warm bloods are a group of middleweight horse types and breeds, primarily originating in Europe, registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding the perfect equestrian competition horse.
Many types of horses and ponies are classed as “warm bloods”, bred for work, driving, show jumping and dressage competitions.
The breed is also called the salernitanos and the Persano, was bred and developed at the Italian Stud Farm at Persano, which is where the breed takes its name. The stud farm was founded by Charles II 0f Naples in 1763.
The foundation lines for this breed were a combination of Neapolitan and Andalusian blood.
In time the bred received infusions of Arab and Thoroughbred blood to upgrade the lines.
The average typical height is around 16 hands high, with typical coat colours being of any solid colour such as bay, black, chestnut, grey and brown.
It has an intelligent fine head of Thoroughbred type and a strong neck of medium length set on good well-muscled shoulders with a deep and wide chest.
The back is short and strong along with powerfully built muscular hindquarters and well formed good strong limbs.
The hooves are of good structure and overall the breed is of generally good conformation, which makes it an ideal crossbreed.
The Salerno has been used to create the new breed – the Italian Saddle horse, along with the Murghese and the Maremanno.
The Sicilian Anglo-Arab and the Sardinian Anglo Arab are other breeds included in the scheme.
The breed is known to be sensible and placid, and used extensively as a cavalry horse. They make fine riding horses, show horse, light agricultural horse and also Military horse.
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