Lipizzaner
 A modern Lipizzan | |
| Conservation status | DOM |
|---|---|
| Other 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. |
| Traits | |
| Distinguishing features | Compact, muscular, generally associated with the Spanish Riding School |
| Breed standards | |
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]
History[change | change source]
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]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 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[change | change source]
- 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.[permanent dead link]
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lipizzaner.
- 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
