Grey tag

Ljutomer Trotter

Origins

The Ljutomer Trotter comes from Ljutomer, Slovenia, an area famous for their horse breeding and trotting races. Horses have traditional value to the local culture & have been used in wedding ceremonies since the 19th century. Late in that same century trotting races became popular as well, and the focus of breeding local animals was turned specifically to trotting.
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Lipizzan Horse

Intro

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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