Jennet
A jennet or Spanish jennet was a small
foundation bloodstock for several horse breeds in the Americas
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Spanish origin of the term
According to the
gaited
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In the
Modern descendants and recreated breeds
The modern
Great Italian Wars, the author describes at length the qualities of the ginecti (jennets) as horses useful for war. According to Corte, the jennets were one of the most commonly used horses by the Spanish light cavalry. Spanish heavy cavalry used a different breed which Corte refers to as "Villanos". However, there is no mention of the Andalusian as a war horse in Corte's book, indicating that that breed either did not exist or was not used for war during the rise of Spain as a major European Power in 1494–1562.[4] The castle of Venafro in the Italian region of Molise (which was under Spanish rule in the 1500s) has numerous frescos portraying the ginecti (jennets), which seem to closely resemble a modern-day Criollo horse or a Peruvian Paso[5]
See also
- Horses in the Middle Ages
- Spanish Jennet Horse (modern breed)
References
- ^ Bennett, Deb. "The Spanish Mustang: The Origin and Relationships of the Mustang, Barb, and Arabian Horse" Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jennet". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 321.
- ^ "jennet", American Heritage Dictionary
- ^ "A ancient horsemanship Italian book. Original title: Il Cavallarizzo di Messer Claudio Corte di Pavia, nel quale si tratta della natura de' Cavalli del modo di domargli, e frenarli, e di tutto quello, che à Cavalli, e à buon Cavalerizzo s'appartiene". 1562.
- ^ "I cavalli di Enrico Pandone nel Castello di Venafro".
