Knabstrupper
Sign in to saveThe Knabstrupper or Knabstrup is a Danish breed of warmblood horse. It is principally a riding horse, but is also used as a harness horse and as a circus animal. It is broadly similar to the Frederiksborger, but often has a spotted coat. In the past, injudicious breeding for this characteristic alone compromised its constitution and conformation. In the years after the Second World War the mechanisation of agriculture led to a sharp fall in numbers, and by the 1960s no more than 100 of the horses remained. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, with a world-wide population esti
Key facts
- Horse breed.name
- Knabstrupper
- Horse breed.image
- Danish Knabstrupper - Xantos.jpg
- Horse breed.country
- Denmark
- Horse breed.group1
- Knabstrupper Association of Denmark
- Horse breed.std1
- https://knabstrupper.dk/cms/Clubknab/ClubImages//Avl%20og%20sport%20dokumenter/Avlsprogrammer%202024/2024%20UK%20Breeding%20Program%20Knabstrupper%20Horse%20updates%20FINAL%2020240120.pdf
- Horse breed.use
- riding, driving, circus
- Horse breed.colour
- usually spotted
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- horse breed
- Subclass of
- Baroque horse
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Image
- Heike Damensattel Geschnitt.jpg
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- Knabstrupper
- different from
- Knabstrup
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Breed history
- Uses
- References
- External links
The Knabstrupper or Knabstrup is a Danish breed of warmblood horse. It is principally a riding horse, but is also used as a harness horse and as a circus animal. It is broadly similar to the Frederiksborger, but often has a spotted coat. In the past, injudicious breeding for this characteristic alone compromised its constitution and conformation. In the years after the Second World War the mechanisation of agriculture led to a sharp fall in numbers, and by the 1960s no more than 100 of the horses remained. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, with a world-wide population estimated at little over .
== Characteristics ==
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