Friday 1 June 2007

Lipizzaner Stallions

The Lipizzaner is a breed of light horse named for the Austrian imperial stud at Lipizza, near Trieste, formerly part of Austria-Hungary. Lipizzaners are of comparatively small stature with a long back, a short, thick neck, and powerful conformation.

The head, with a Roman nose, lacks the refinement of most light breeds, but they have attractive, expressive eyes. The colour is usually gray; bay and brown occur rarely. The best known are those trained at Vienna's Spanish Riding School.

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