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When, many years ago, I went to Verona to visit the horse fair, I was impressed by the imposing and elegant image of a beautiful black horse.

That animal filled the space around him with his presence.

As a horses’ lover I realized that those creatures would never come out of my life.

Lucky encounters with other fans allowed us to learn more about the race and pushed us to our first purchases. We had found a beautiful, balanced, simple and frugal horse to raise.

Masseria Giancamisa, in the middle of rugged territory of the Murge, could be a limit for the breeding of other horse races, but not for the Murgese horse.

Experience has also taught us that most of the beauty and balance, characterizing the murgese horse, is due precisely to the territory in which it is raised and that have given him the name.

The ground is hard, the stones emerge everywhere as they were seeded, the pastures are not always lush.

All this has made the murgese able to adapt and strengthen the physical and mental power.

The old breeding methods used until a few decades ago, and not yet entirely disappeared, were the antithesis of any ethology rule. Only horses with enormous seriousness and sanity could tolerate this method. The result is an “intelligent” horse, with good will and desire to please. Once a warrior, then an indispensable partner for working in the country and now it is a proud exemplary of absolute beauty.

The murgese horse has always been able to adapt to the human needs, even when they acted as a predator.

The murgese is definitely a versatile and comprehensive horse.

As we are fond of dressage, it is some years that we breed KWPN and Oldenburg foals, becoming from excellent stallions (Johnson, KracC, Depardieu...).

Our mares, before the employment in the reproduction, have been trained in dressage, showing the attitude to this sport.

They are also registered in the Sella Italiano stud book.

At Giancamisa, as other breeders before us, we breed horses that need to be recognized for their availability and balance. Through careful selection, they need to express beauty and movement.

The Giancamisa horses are grown in accordance with the basic concepts of modern ethology. The mares are cared for and supported since the early days of pregnancy. The foals are accustomed to the presence and contact with humans since the first hours of life. Growing up, all foals continue to be handled with respect and, while living in herds, are constantly relayed. They are regularly conducted in the rod to be oriented and joint up with the conductor, beginning with his mother and then by themselves or in a group with other foals. From the first months they get used to standard care and activities of a stable, like the visit of the veterinarian, the farrier, the run to the lead rope, showering, getting on and off the trailer…

All these activities help to reinforce their confidence in humans, simplifying subsequent future phases of the dressage.

We are on

CAVALLO MAGAZINE

February 2017