[edit] Lipizzans in popular culture
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Lipizzans are not very tall, the largest stands about 16 hands, but their proud carriage, muscular bodies and elastic, powerful movements make them appear much larger than they really are.
Lipizzans are slow to mature, usually not being put under saddle until the age of four, and not considered fully mature until the age of seven.
Lipizzans are genetically a type of grey. Born dark, black-brown, brown, or mouse-grey, they gradually lighten until the white coat for which they are noted is produced somewhere between the ages of six and 10.
Lipizzans are a joy to ride with their soft, broad backs and lively gait . Their powerful hindquarters allow them to carry themselves with a natural balance.
After the war Lipizzans returned home where the breeding continued. Their existence was threatened again in the 1980s as a viral outbreak occurred at the stud. Their number has since increased.
Today non-white Lipizzans are a rarity and only now and then is a black or bay found. The Lipizzan is noted for his sturdy body, brilliant action and proud carriage as well as his intelligent and docile disposition.
Army Remount Service imported 9 Lipizzans (3 stallions and 6 mares, 1 in foal). But it was not until the late 1950's that Lipizzan horses were imported from Austria to the U.S. in any great numbers.
Born dark, black-brown, brown or mouse-grey, Lipizzans turn white somewhere between the ages of 6 and 10. As mentioned above, only in rare cases does the horse stay the original dark color. Not a tall horse, averaging between 14.3 to 15.
Although non-white individuals are rare today, with just an occasional black or bay, as recently as 200 years ago Lipizzans could be found in a variety of colors including black, brown, bay, chestnut, dun and even piebald and skewbald.
Aside from the rare solid colored horse (usually bay or black), all Lipizzans are gray.
Lipizzan Association of North America
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The breed exhibited an unparalleled affinity for collection and the agility and animation needed to perform High School movements and the airs above ground. These unique talents were honed to perfection by the Lipizzans, ...
Alexander The Great's famous mount, Bucephalus, was a Thessalian. Originally short in stature, after the second World War, Arabs and Lipizzans were bred to the mares to increase their height. They now range from 14-15hh.
As the role of the warhorse declined, the Lipizzans moved to the show arena, their
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In 1735, Charles VI established the Spanish Riding School and recorded the bloodlines of the Lipizzans. He also built a winter riding hall in the imperial palace in Vienna, which is the home of the Spanish Riding School today.
 See also: Lipizzan, Dressage, Arabian, Stallion, Andalusian
  
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