▁this : ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁Although ▁sometimes ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁as ▁a ▁war hor se ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁carriage ▁horse , ▁the ▁primary ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Caval lo ▁Rom ano ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁working ▁horse ▁for ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁open - range ▁liv est ock , ▁particularly ▁horses , ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep . ▁Until ▁the ▁land ▁d rain age ▁and ▁re clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁era ▁the ▁Mare m ma ▁region ▁was , ▁like ▁the ▁camp agna ▁rom ana ▁and ▁the ▁Pont ine ▁Marsh es , ▁wild ▁and ▁in h osp itable , ▁and ▁inhab ited ▁mostly ▁by ▁vast ▁her ds ▁of ▁liv est ock , ▁trans hum ant ▁she ph erd s ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁caval c anti , ▁the ▁" rid ers ", ▁as ▁the ▁but ter i ▁of ▁the ▁Mare m ma ▁Laz iale ▁were ▁called . ▁The ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁caval c anti ▁and ▁their ▁style ▁of ▁working ▁r iding , ▁the ▁Mont a ▁italiana ▁da ▁lavoro , ▁are ▁still ▁taught ▁and ▁transm itted ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁r iding ▁academ ies . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ding ▁work , ▁the ▁Caval lo ▁Rom ano ▁is ▁used ▁today ▁as ▁a ▁s addle ▁horse ▁for ▁tre kk ing ; ▁other ▁uses ▁include ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁light ▁dra ug ht ▁work , ▁use ▁as ▁pack ▁animals , ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁high ▁quality ▁meat ▁and ▁of ▁milk ▁for ▁pa ed iat ric ▁or ▁cos met ic ▁use . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Hor se