Intro
The Ljutomerski Kasac or Ljutomer Trotter comes from Ljutomer, Slovenia, an area famous for their horse breeding and trotting races.
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The Ljutomerski Kasac or Ljutomer Trotter comes from Ljutomer, Slovenia, an area famous for their horse breeding and trotting races.
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Also called Lietuvos Sunkieji, the Lithuanian Heavy Draft comes from Lithuania and is one of the more handsome of the draft breeds.
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The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner is perhaps most well known for their fine performing stallions from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, which is the oldest riding academy in the world. The Lipizzan breed is named for the village of Lipizza near the northwest border of Italy (before the 2nd World War anyway). Austria is actually credited with the origins of the breed because Lipizza was theirs during the breed’s development.
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Also called the Lewitz, the Lewitzer Pony is a fairly recent breed that was developed late in the 20th century.
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Also called the Latviiskaya, the Latvian comes from Latvia and is a robust all around utility horse that was developed in the beginning of the 20th century.
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The Latgale Trotter was a strain of Baltic trotter that came from a cross between Orlov and American trotters with local stock. This breed was absorbed into the Latvian breed.
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Also called the LLCIP and Ojibway, the Lac La Croix indian Pony is an incredibly rare breed from Ontario, Canada. Bred by the Ojibway people, from which they get one of their names.
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Organized horse breeding in Siberia didn’t really begin until mid to late 19th century. Before that time local breeds had emerged, but breeding was localized for specific needs. Among the most valuable and well known was the Kuznetsk horse or Kuznetskaya.
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