AUSTRALIAN LIPIZZANER REGISTRY INC. Registry for Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia “Striving for Breeding Excellence” Issue 17 April 2018

ALR Newsletter Issue 17 May 2018

AUSTRALIAN LIPIZZANER REGISTRY INC.

Lipizzaner enthusiasts, In Contents: Continued from last issue is the second part of the story on the breed, a breed very closely related to the Lipizzaner. From our next issue the ALR will begin to Editorial follow historical stories of riders or people involved in equestrian schools worldwide. We trust these stories will be very interesting to our readers. Kladruber Breed Part II

Eleven Lipizzaners presented for the annual “Murray Bridge All Breeds Show” this year Murray Bridge All Breeds in South Australia. Numerous owners enjoyed the day in good weather; one of our biggest show turn-outs to date. Our thanks to Arreton Photography - Jesse Rae Preece Show 2018 and Brannan Jackson for their photographs. Johanne Lang-Davis - Time is fast approaching for our Annual General Meeting, which is planned for August “Baroque Saddler” or September. Please note that financial members are invited to attend, in person, via Skype or phone link. If you have agenda items to post or an item for general discussion, please forward these three weeks before the meeting date which is yet to be decided. Out and About Membership renewal notices will be sent out shortly, so please support the organisation and continuation of the breed in Australasia and the Asia Pacific region. Foals/Young Stock

A big warm welcome is extended to new members, we trust you will enjoy your Membership involvement with the Australian Lipizzaner Registry and our dedication to the pure bred Lipizzaner .

The many and varied photos we post in this online newsletter come from various

sources. This includes private submissions, old archival sources and internet Facebook or other social media outlets. Where possible we always try to credit the photographers, but of course sometimes these photos are of an unknown origin, especially if taken from shared photographs on social media sites. If you have a quality, interesting photo that you would like included in our “Out and About” sections that include a horse/s and person/s out at an activity, then we invite you to send it onto us via the ALR Facebook messaging ap. Please include as may details of the horse pictured and the people in the Header photo top: Lipizzaner traditional photo and of course the photographer. The more information that is included the better pairs turn out event held in Trnjanski and the more likely we can publish the picture. kuti, Brodsko—Posavska, Croatia. Most of the photographs of this event in

Croatia featured in the “Out and About” Louise Krutzler - Editor section were taken by Ðuro Oreščanin .

Kladruber Breed

Zuzana Sancova works at the and is an expert on Old Kladruber .

"The stud farm was founded in 1579 by the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II. The reason he started...or the reason his father Maximillian II started breeding these horses in Kladruby was to have their own Spanish-blood horses for ceremonial purposes. These horses were used in Vienna and Prague for special occasions, as horses." We're in the stables here now and very near us there are quite a few of these horses- could you describe them for us? "These are quite heavy warm-blood horses..." Sorry, when you say warm-blood horses, are some horses cold- blooded? "Yes, but we are not interested in cold-blood horses or draught horses. These are very noble horses, they have noble heads with a typical shape called Roman nose, they have quite a strong neck and a long body. For them their trot is also typical, the movement of trot - they are known for their high front leg action. Also we breed these horses in grey and black colours, and all grey horses are born dark, so the foals are dark brown, black." So basically their job is to look good? "Yeah, yeah, you are right. It's very important because in the past they were very close to the emperor and his family. So they must be very no- ble, the exterior of these horses must be perfect." Today for instance are these horses used by, I don't know, the Queen of England or someone like that? Are they in use? "Yes, we sell horses to Sweden and also to Denmark. In Stockholm they are used for...great music. You can imagine that they have more than 60 horses as an orchestra and there are five horses in the front row in white or grey. They use Kladruby horses because they are very calm, they are not afraid of noise. And the riders play trumpets. And also in Denmark they use Kladruber horses for driving, for their queen." As we heard a few moments ago, Kladruby was established way Above Sacromoso Amanita XLIX. back in 1579. Surely that must make it one of the oldest stud farms Below Sarcomoso Majorita IV in the world? “Maybe it's not the oldest, because we know about stud farms which were founded earlier than Kladruby. But Kladruby...or Kladruber horses have been kept in Kladruby more than 400 years. And that's very im- portant, because we know about older stud farms, but the original type of horse is not kept to the present time. So in old German stud farms nowa- days they breed modern types of horses. But that's a different situation than in Kladruby."

The Kladruby estate - which is owned by the Czech state - is also impressive. I asked Zuzana Sancova if it had changed much since the days of Rudolf II.

Kladruber Breed

“I think it's very similar to...not directly to the 16th century but maybe the first half of the 19th century. Because in 1757 there was a great fire, and the buildings, church, chateau was destroyed. And there was a big reno- vation in the beginning of the 19th century, and these stables - you can see - are from this time." Established by the Hasburgs, the Kladruby stud came in for something of a backlash in 1918, when - with the foundation of - there was a strong anti-Habsburg mood. Fortunately the population of grey horses was not attacked by this feeling. But the black horses had great problems, and the population of black horses was nearly destroyed and there were only about 20 horses in Czechoslovakia at the beginning of the 20th century. And Professor Bilek collected these few animals and he started new breeding of black horses. Nowadays we have maybe the same amount of grey and black horses, but there are more differences among the black horses: one is big, one is small, one is fat, one has a straight nose, one has a beautiful Roman nose. It's necessary to select them more than grey horses”. Old Kladruber horses - with a mix of Spanish and Italian blood - are quite rare. What does the future hold for the breed, and what about inbreeding? "There are 1,200 Kladruber horses in the world, most of them - more than 1,000 - in the . Five hundred horses are in private hands and five hundred are owned by the National Stud Farm, I can say. So we have approximately 250 grey horses and 250 black horses. Above, Scromoso Euridika II, below, We have no problems with inbreeding, because sometimes we use the Sacromoso Rosemary XIII. Bottom, blood of another kind of horse. It's necessary. Now the stud book is Sacromoso Rosita IX closed, and it's not possible to mix Kladruber horses with or Li- pizzaner horses, which are quite similar to Kladruber horses. But maybe in 20 or 30 years we will use a Lusitano sire, or a Lipizzaner, and in this way we will get fresh blood into the population of our Kladruber horses." And if you would like to ride a carriage drawn by these magnificent horses it can be arranged if you call the stud farm a couple of days in advance. For more information go to www.nhkladruby.cz (only in Czech and German).

Ian Willoughby

12-07-2006

Kladruber Breed

Six in hand of greys below right

Above, pair in sidesaddle display. Below, blacks of the Solo line, middle: Solo Sorga XXIV, Photo: Šárka Veinhauerová bottom the head of Solo Siria

Head studies of a grey and black

Murray Bridge 2018 ALL Breeds Show Senior Mare

Sienna Sienna

Isla Isla

Senior Mare Class: First place: Sienna, top above, owned by Phoenix Park Stud & bred by Achello Lipizzaners. Handler Holly Needham. Arreton Photography. Top right photo of Sienna: Brannon Jackson

Second place: Isla, middle picture left Arreton Photography, owned by Centaur Connection & bred by Gail Hamilton of Epona Stud New Zealand. Handler Sharon Hoskin. Right photo of Isla Brannon Jackson

Third place: Pallina, (bottom pictures). Owned by Richard Polglaze of “Going Baroque in Style” stud, Bred by Georgina Beard of Fulmer Rise Stud. Handler: Lilli Fulton, Photos Brannon Jackson Pallina Pallina

Murray Bridge Show 2018 Gelding and Stallion Classes

Conversano Trieste, left winner of the led senior gelding, exhibited by Halido Park and bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners South Australia

Favory Bonita II Conversano Grace II,

pictured left. Winner of pictured above winner of the Stallion the ridden senior Class. Exhibited by Phoenix Park, gelding. Bred by bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners. Moonwind Stud and owned by Isabella Evenden

Favory Liria pictured left, third place. “Leo” is owned by Phoenix Park. Bred and bred by Sue Ellen Barnowicz Edelweiss Stud. Photos Brannon Jackson

Murray Bridge Show 2018 Colt and Filly Classes

Gazale

Top left and far left, Winner of the Lipiz- zaner filly, by 224 Conversano Allegra V (Slov.) out of 178 Grace & winner of the best presented class. Bred and owned by Habsburg Lipizzaners. Photo: L. Krutzler. Far left: Gazale Photo Brannon Jackson Conversano Sava III

Above top & right, winner of the colt or young gelding class, owned by Habs- burg Lipizzaners. By Conversano Juli- ana III pictured with Wayne Klaassen. Top Photo L. Krutzler. Lower Photo: Brannon Jackson Siglavy Sienna

Far left, second in the young colt or gelding, By Siglavy Lili, pictured with Ethan Klaassen

Brannon Jackson photo Siglavy Bekescaba

Left, pictured with Scott Evans, was third in the Young Lipizzaner colt or gelding, by Siglavy Lili Photo Brannon Jackson

Murray Bridge Show 2018 Champion Led

Top left Gazale Champion Junior Lipizzaner and Supreme Champion Lipizzaner of the Show. Gazale is owned and bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners

Top right: Sienna, Champion Senior Lipizzaner, owned by Phoenix Park Lipizzaners and bred by Achello Park.

Above: The gelding Conversano Sava III, Reserve Champion Below right Reserve Champion Senior Lipizzaner, the Young Lipizzaner. Owned and bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners gelding Conversano Trieste, bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners. Owned by Katherine Szaly Evans and pictured receiving his award.

Murray Bridge Show 2018 Ridden Classes

Sienna

Favory Bonita II - Champion ridden Lipizzaner

Pictured above: Favory Bonita “Barney” is owned and ridden by Isabella Evenden

Conversano Trieste

First in the side- class and first in the costume class; second in the ridden gelding. Exhibited by Katherine Szaly Evans. Photo Brannon Jackson

Above the mare Sienna, first in the ridden Pictured left in the mare class & ridden by Ashleigh ridden gelding, is Klaassen. Bred by Julie Brown of Achello Conversano Trieste Stud and owned by Phoenix Park. Top “Sox” left and Favory photo Arreton photography, bottom Liria “Leo” right. Brannon Jackson Photo: Arreton Photography

Johanne Lang-Davis

“The Horsemans Shop” - Custom Made Baroque Saddlery

We would like to welcome new member Johanne to the Australian Lipizzaner Registry. Johanne owns Stornella (255 Stella x 3518 Conversano Juliana III) and Lipizzaner part bred “Phoenix” (Brentwood Park Copalina x 266 Favory Marta).

Johanna is the owner operator of The Horsemans Shop Online store and specialises in Hand Made Custom Baroque Saddlery. She recently featured in the Magazine - Issue 30 , showcasing her beautiful saddlery. Her range of custom made equipment is quite extensive, with halters, in hand reins, leather lunge lines, baroque , cavessons, saddle pads and much more. She also is a stockist for Deuber and Marjoman (Spain)

“Johanne began her interest in Making and leatherwork at an early age when she watched her Uncle, who was the shoemaker for the British Royal Family, work in his workshop. The attention to detail and the high level of craftsmanship observed set her in good stead when later she began making her own line of Cavessons for Classical Training and In Hand work. Over the years she has expanded her skills learning from many of Australias’ Master Saddlers and also overseas experts, and she is a full member of S.H.M.A.A.

High quality workmanship is something that the Horsemans Shop prides itself on and where possible all components are sourced from within Australia with the exception of Leather, which is imported English Bridle Leather. All items are hand sewn and traditional methods are used to make beautiful leather products that horse owners can be proud of. We use traditional methods because that produces a superior product, all the steps are carried out by hand, from the selecting of leather, right through to sewing and finishing. We hand sew because the stitching will last longer and is safer than machine sewn. When a stitch wears on machine sewn stitches, the adjoining stitches will unravel and continue to Above “Centauro” Lusitano Stallion owned further weaken the item whereas hand sewing, because the thread passes through the leather, a by Danielle Skerman wearing his custom worn thread will not impact those on either side therefore preserving the integrity and safety. Quite made from “The Horsemans Shop” simply, traditionally made can be relied upon year after year if looked after correctly” - Baroque Horse Dressage Magazine

In the BHD article Johanne also explains how to correctly care for leather saddlery. It is definitely worth reading the article in full. https://www.horsemansshop.com.au/

Left - Conversano Grace II modelling his custom made baroque bridle and saddle pad

Above - Handmade Cavesson has been extremely popular

Right - Deuber saddle, baroque and baroque tack all available from the Horsemans Shop Online

Out and About Asia Pacific

Sue Ramsey pictured left with her favourite mare Sienna, photographed at the Murray Bridge Show

Joclyn Engel above with her gelding Favory Szuzi II “Swift” at an outing with her horse

Above right Ashleigh Klaassen captured waiting for a class with Favory Liria.

Centre left: Enjoying the Murray Bridge Show , John Ramsey, Sue Ramsey, Aimee Hutchinson and Amanda Klaassen.

Murray Bridge Show photos: Brannon Jackson

Above: Kierren Klaassen leading the stallion Conversano Grace II. Far left: Leesa Collishaw is pictured with her gelding Favory Lucca after a lesson with Spanish Horse Master Ramon Guerrero. Left is Ethan Klaassen pictured with Siglavy Sienna.

Out and About International

South Africa Lipizzaners:

Above left pictured with Spanish Riding School bereiter Helmut Oberhauser and riders of the South African School.

Middle Siglavy Theodora ridden by Helen Laros at the Valentines Day Dressage, Sunday 11th of February in the Adult Medium Test 3; horse is owned by Eugene and Gillian Van Ass

Left Aleksandra Kalinina on a trick horse in a performance

Out and About International

Serbia

Lipicaner Kelebija:Pictured 114 Conversano Batosta Vii with Kararin Tancos and 118 Siglavy Eleganta ridden by Alexander Kokeza. All photo credits www.foto-gregor.com

Lipicaner Kelebija:

Moravec Robert pictured with 50 Gaetana and 114 Conversano Batosta VII ridden by Katrina Tancos

Lipicana Kelebija:

A pairof Lipizzaners in harness; 146 Maestoso Bonadea I and Maestoso Gaetana X

Out and About International

Top left Katica Micic, Milicic Alen, Babic Tomislav, Dura Orsolic, Kreso Petrinovic and Adam Svircevic in Oprisavci

Left two riders pictured at the Riding School in Chile

Bora Jankovic driving Maestoso Monteura I and Conversano Monteaura I

Out and About International

Top left Ðuro Oreščanin photo with Ana Rodić Monika Loncarević and Ivica Simunović in Trnjanski kuti, Brodsko—Posavska, Croatia.

One of the pairs pictured left at the Lipizzaner traditional turn out event held in Trnjanski kuti, Brodsko— Posavska, Croatia.

Traditional Pairs Turn Out: Trnjanski kuti, Brodsko—Posavska, Croatia.

Out and About USA

Left a delightful photo taken at Temple Farms, Wisconsin during a tour of the facility. Photo: John Borys Photography

Lynne Warfel is pictured left with her horse Conversano Andorra at eighteen years of age. Conversano Andorra is by Conversano Mima of White Horse Vale, owned by June Boardman.

The mare “Ginestrra” photographed in work at the Temple Farms exhibition Center, Wisconsin USA

Foals and Young Stock

Above is the filly “Leilani” By 101 Pluto Linda out of Ischia. Bred by Centaur Lipizzaners Queensland

Right is the filly bred by A Plus Lipizzaner stud in New Zealand, by Conversano Bekescaba and out of Seffana

Below is Harmonia out of 178 Grace and by 224 Conversano Allegra V (Slov.) aged two years. Bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners

Above: Conversano Grace IV at 16 months of age, bred by Habsburg Lipizzaners