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Also known as Lipizzan, Lipizzan horse

The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner (, , , , , , ) is a European breed of riding horse developed in the Habsburg Empire in the sixteenth century. It is a muscular horse, powerful, slow to mature and long-lived; the coat is usually gray.

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Horse breed.name
Lipizzan
Horse breed.image
File:Lipizzaner Conversano Traviata.jpg
Horse breed.altname
Lipizzaner, Karster
Horse breed.country
Developed by the House of Habsburg from Arab, Barb, Spanish and Neapolitan stock. Today associated with the nations of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia.
Horse breed.group1
Verband der Lipizzanerzüchter in Österreich (Austria)
Horse breed.std1
http://www.lipizzanerzuchtverband.at/Zuchtbuchordnung_15.1.2011.pdf
Horse breed.group2
Lipizzan International Federation
Horse breed.std2
http://www.lipizzan-online.com/main.asp?VID=1&kat1=85&kat2=603&kat3=&_=2
Horse breed.group3
Other nations
Horse breed.std3
http://www.lipizzan-online.com/main.asp?VID=1&Kat1=81&Kat2=518&Kat3=465
Horse breed.group4
United States Lipizzan Federation
Horse breed.std4
https://www.uslipizzan.org/contact
Horse breed.group5
Slovenian Lipizzaner Breeding Association
Horse breed.std5
https://www.lipicanci.si/en/
Horse breed.features
Compact, muscular, mostly but not exclusively gray in color, popularly associated with the Spanish Riding School.

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Described at

Lipizzan horse breeding traditions - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Population
10766
Mass
550
Image
Lipicanec PRMO.jpg
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Lipicanec
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14 sections
Contents
  • Characteristics
  • Color
  • History
  • Foundation horses
  • Spanish Riding School
  • Wartime preservation
  • Modern breed
  • Heritage of humanity list
  • Training and uses
  • "Airs above the ground"
  • In popular culture
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner (, , , , , , ) is a European breed of riding horse developed in the Habsburg Empire in the sixteenth century. It is a muscular horse, powerful, slow to mature and long-lived; the coat is usually gray.

The name of the breed derives from that of the village of Lipica (), which was part of the Habsburg empire at the time the breed was developed, now in Slovenia, one of the earliest stud farms established; the stud farm there is still active. The breed has been endangered numerous times by warfare sweeping Europe, including during the War of the First Coalition, World War I, and World War II. The rescue of the Lipizzans during World War II by Allied troops was made famous by the Disney movie Miracle of the White Stallions.

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