Lipizzan
White dressage breed
Lipizzan is a breed of horse developed at the Lipizza stud farm, now in Slovenia, beginning in the sixteenth century.
These compact, muscular horses are almost always gray or white in adulthood, though born darker.
Lipizzans are best known as the performing horses of Vienna's Spanish Riding School, where they execute classical dressage movements including the spectacular "airs above the ground"—controlled leaps and kicks originally developed for cavalry warfare.
Leaping horse kick
- passageSegment of text
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- haute écoleAdvanced classical dressage
- collectionGathered set of items
manège · half-pass · impulsion · cadence · lightness · rider · training · arena
Austrian capital
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- traditionCustom passed through generations
nobility · royalty · Austrian · European · studs · breeding · bloodlines · stud farm
Intact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
- white coatMedical professional's garment
warmblood · carriage horse · conformation · muscular · compact · arched neck · Andalusian · studbook
Pace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- hoofHorny foot covering
bridle · saddle · bit · stirrup · pasture · gelding · neigh · whinny
Seldom found or seen
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- preservedKept from deterioration
- heritage breedTraditional livestock variety preserved
- PattonWWII armor general
evacuation · survival · protected · population · genetic diversity · breeding program · studbook · conservation
capriole
Leaping horse kick
- passageSegment of text
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- haute écoleAdvanced classical dressage
collection · manège · half-pass · impulsion · cadence · lightness · rider · training · arena · performance
Vienna
Austrian capital
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
tradition · nobility · royalty · Austrian · European · studs · breeding · bloodlines · stud farm · pedigree
stallion
Intact male breeding horse
white coat · warmblood · carriage horse · conformation · muscular · compact · arched neck · Andalusian · studbook · bloodlines
trot
Pace between walk, canter
hoof · bridle · saddle · bit · stirrup · pasture · gelding · neigh · whinny · gait
rare
Seldom found or seen
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- preservedKept from deterioration
- heritage breedTraditional livestock variety preserved
Patton · evacuation · survival · protected · population · genetic diversity · breeding program · studbook · conservation
Lipizzanworkhorse
Reliable, tireless producer
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