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The Italian Trotter is a light horse breed from Italy, specially developed for harness racing (trotting races). It is elegant, fast, and athletic, usually standing 15.2–16.2 hands high, with a refined head, long legs, and a lean, muscular body. Coat colors are mostly bay, chestnut, and brown, though other solid colors occur. The breed is admired for its speed, stamina, and willingness to work, making it one of the most important sport horses in Italy.

In history, the Italian Trotter was created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by crossing local Italian horses with imported trotters such as the French Trotter, Russian Orlov Trotter, and American Standardbred. The goal was to produce a trotting horse that could compete internationally. Over time, selective breeding gave the Italian Trotter both speed from the Standardbred and style from the French and Orlov trotters. Today, it is the dominant trotting breed in Italy, competing in national and European races, and remains a symbol of Italy’s harness racing tradition