Some of the greatest Western films about America were made by Italians.  Italian westerns made the career of Clint Eastwood when Hollywood regarded him as strictly a television guy.    No surprise Italians have such affinity for the Old West, they have it in their own culture too.

Butteri, Italian cowboys, for centuries have roamed the marshes of the Maremma, a coastal area that stretches across parts of the Tuscany and Lazio regions, herding “maremmana” cattle, a local breed famous for their large bellies and long, lyre-shaped horns.

Maremmana are bordering on extinction but the Italian cowboys who herd them may already be there...

Italian Cowboys Refuse to Ride Off Into History - Gaia Pianigiani, Albarese Journal via NY Times