Conversano is an ancient town and comune in the province of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. It is located 30 km south-east of Bari, 7 km from the Adriatic coast, at 219 m above sea-level. The counts of Conversano had a stud where they raised mostly black Neapolitan horses with Barb and Andalusian genetic background, strong ram-like heads, short backs, broad hocks. One such horse, born 1767, and in line with a tradition named also Conversano, became one of the principal stallions for establishing the Lipizzan horses (Lipizzaner).
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