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The Ground
Terrain makes the horse. Every entry is one breed, one job or one place, with the terrain that explains it.
4 entries in this section
- The MaremmaCoastal marsh and scrub in Tuscany and northern Lazio — wet, rough and malarial until drainage, which is why the horse bred for it is heavy-boned and sure-footed.
- Alpine slopeGround too steep for a big horse produced a small strong one that could work it.
- The Murge plateauLimestone, thin soil and hard going in Puglia.
- Sardinian highlandDistance and heat rather than terrain, and a horse bred for covering ground.
The four kinds of ground, and the towns that name the breeds that came off them.
Geometry: real coordinates, projected
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