Haflinger Horse and South Tyrol The Haflinger Horse originates, and is linked to South Tyrol, and the breed hastaken its name from Hafling, the village near Merano and the name Avelignese is but the Italianization of the name. In fact, according to tradition, in the village of Hafling in the Middle Agesthere was a mountain horse not very tall, rather robust and descended from thefamous breeding of horses imported from the Kingdom of the Burgundians and theemperor Lodovico IV gave it to his son Lodovico, Margrave of Brandenburg, onthe occasion of his wedding with Margherita Maultasch, Princess of Tyrol, in1342. Beyond this it is certainRead More →