In the autumn of 1943, during the systematic plunder of all that lay within its grasp, Hitler’s army snatched about 200 prize Lipizzaner stallions and mares from their ancestral home, a 400-year-old ...
In human terms, “war horse” connotes a hard worker. But the phrase has a more literal connotation for Gary Lashinsky, producer of the World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions. Four hundred years ago, his ...
It was a classic Lipizzan move: the Ballotade, a war maneuver used to protect elite riders from the onslaught of enemy foot soldiers. Yuri lowered his front end, continuing down to the grass in a bow, ...
Capriole Spanish Riding School, Vienna, Austria. How the Lipizzaner developed from a horse bred for war to one bred for performance is the subject of NATURE "Legendary White Stallions." The origins of ...
Reporting from Kyalami, South Africa — When they retired the small, impossibly beautiful stallion named Favory Merlin, he went off his food. He grew thin, and his glossy white coat became dull. He was ...
DAYTONA BEACH - Apart from the rare whinny echoing through the Ocean Center, the Lipizzaner stallions were quiet, their white tails softly slapping well-bred hindquarters. The horses are so mellow, ...
Slovenia gave Britain's queen a prized Lipizzaner stallion during her visit to this Alpine nation Wednesday — but she won't be taking the horse home to meet the rest of the royal menagerie. The ...
It seems as if colt Neapolitano Pastime couldn't wait to become part of the centuries-old history of the Spanish Riding School. On January 20th, exactly at 8:01 pm, the little Lipizzaner saw the light ...
OLD MILL CREEK, Ill. (WLS) -- The majestic white horses known as Tempel Lipizzans stallions return for a 39th season at Tempel Farms in Old Mill Creek in Lake County, Illinois. Guests are invited ...