Meet the Old School Italian Doctor Who Makes House Calls on Horseback


Hooves thudding across Italy's northern hills signal that help is on the way.

The following article appears on The Local.

Through vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see and shrouded in fog, the thud of hooves pounding the loose earth grows louder. A man on horseback gallops into view.

It could be a scene from a 19th century literary classic, but in the hills of Italy’s northern Piedmont region, Roberto Anfosso is just commuting to work.

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