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The Prancing Horse (Italian: Cavallino Rampante or Cavallina Rampante, literally translated "Male little Prancing Horse" or "Female little Prancing Horse") is a symbol of Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari.
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It was used by Italian World War I pilot Francesco Baracca on his airplane.
History
Enzo Ferrari was an Alfa Romeo Targa Florio racing driver during the first decades of the twentieth century, after he winned an edition of the famous race, he met Francesco Baracca's parents, who said he that their son has painted a prancing horse (the future Cavallino Rampante) on his airplane and said that if he painted the horse on his cars, he would have been luck.
Ferrari changed the symbol, transforming it in a female prancing horse (the Cavallina Rampante) on a yellow background (yellow is considered Modena's colour) and under a small Tricolore, creating the Ferrari logo.
Initially, all Scuderia Ferrari's cars were manufactured by Alfa Romeo, but after the foundation of Auto Avio Costruzioni (later known as "Ferrari"), Ferrari began to use his Ferrari cars.
Uses
The Prancing Horse is used as part of Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari logos, on tifosi's flags and as a Ferrari symbol.