Did you know that Lipizzaner horses are born black but turn white as they grow older?
The Lipizzaner breed originates from Lipica,Slovenia from where it has been exported all over the world. The task of the original, royal stud farm of Lipica was to breed elegant cart and saddle horses for the Habsburg court and the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Today, the Lipizzaner is bred in six national stud farms: Piber in Austria, Đakovo in Croatia, Fara Sabina in Italy, Szilvasvarad in Hungary, Simbata de Jos in Romania, Topolcianky in Slovakia and Karadjordjevo in Serbia. The work of many breeding organisations around the world plays an important role in the promotion of Lipizzaners in both breeding and equestrian terms. Such organisations are found in all of the above countries, in most Western-European countries and even in the USA, Australia and South Africa.
