Lipizzaner
The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner[2] (Hungarian: Lipicai, Slovene: Lipicanec, Croatian: Lipicanac, Czech: Lipicán), is a grey horse breed that is known for its Dressage acts.[3]
 A modern Lipizzan | |
| Distinguishing features | Compact, muscular, generally associated with the Spanish Riding School |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Lipizzaner, Karster |
| Country of origin | Developed by the House of Habsburg from Arab, Barb, Spanish and Neapolitan stock.[1] Today associated with nations of Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. |
| Breed standards | |
| Verband der Lipizzanerzüchter in Österreich | Breed standards |
| Lipica Stud, Slovenia | Breed standards |
| Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali, Italy | Breed standards |
| Lipizzaner Society of Great Britain | Breed standards |
| Lipizzan International Federation | Breed standards |
| Lipizzan Association of North America | Breed standards |
| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
History
The Lipizzaner was born in Carthage almost 2,000 years ago. The people who lived in Carthage mated their horses to the Vilano. There is also a mix of Arabian and Barbary blood.[3]
Lipizzaner Media
Young Lipizzan stallion midway through the graying process
Lipica Stud Farm, Slovenia, June 2012
Lipizzan stallion, Schönbrunn Palace
Lipizzans training at the Spanish Riding School
Riders guide Lipizzaner stallions through their paces during an exhibition attended by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Brdo Castle in Kranj
Pesade performed during an open-air performance of the South African Lipizzaners from Johannesburg
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Notes
- ↑ Das K.K. Hofgestüt zu Lippiza 1580-1880, Wien 1880
- ↑ Pronounced "Lip-ah-Zahn" (from French) or "Lip-ah-Zah-ner" (from German).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History of the Lipizzaner". White Stallion Productions. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
References
- Bongianni, Maurizio, ed. (1988). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN 0-671-66068-3.
- Brode, Douglas (2004). From Walt to Woodstock: How Disney Created the Counterculture. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-70273-6.
- Dolenc, Milan (translated by Zarco Harvat and Susan Ann Pechy) (1981). Lipizzaner: The Story of the Horses of Lipica. Ljubljana, Yugoslavia: Mladinska Knjiga. ISBN 0-89893-172-X.
- Edwards, Elwyn Hartley (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse (1st American ed.). New York, NY: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 1-56458-614-6.
- Helbig, Alethea and Perkins, Agnes (1986). Dictionary of American children's fiction, 1960-1984: recent books of recognized merit. Volume 2, Dictionary of American children's fiction. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-25233-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Hirshson, Stanley P. (2003). General Patton: A Soldier's Life. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-000983-7.
- Jankovich, Miklos, translated by Anthony Dent (1971). They Rode Into Europe: The Fruitful Exchange in the Arts of Horsemanship between East and West. Great Britain: George G. Harrap & Co, Ltd. ISBN 0-684-13304-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Patton, George S. and Martin Blumenson (1996). The Patton Papers. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80717-3.
- Podhajsky, Alois (1967). The Complete Training of Horse and Rider In the Principles of Classic Horsemanship. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. OCLC 501758.
- Swinney, Nicola Jane and Bob Langris (2006). Horse Breeds of the World. Globe Pequot. ISBN 1-59228-990-8.[dead link]
Other websites
- Fédération Française du Lipizzan (F.F.L.) Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Lipizzaner Society of Great Britain
- Lipizzaner National Stud Book Association of Great Britain
- Lipica stud farm official website
- Lipizzan International Federation-LIF Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Spanish Riding School and Federal Stud Farm Piber
- Lipizzan Association of North America Archived 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- South African Lipizzaners
- Piber Stud Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- United States Lipizzan Registry-USLR