AUSTRALIAN LIPIZZANER REGISTRY INC. Registry for Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia “Striving for Breeding Excellence” Issue 16 December2017

ALR Newsletter Issue 16 December 2017

Lipizzaner enthusiasts,

Welcome to our 16th edition of the Australian Lipizzaner Registry Inc. newsletter.

Members have been busy attending clinics in the last quarter of the year, including those by Jenny Veenstra of Holland and Edit Kappel from . Each clinic as well attended by riders of various breeds, but it was not easy to attend both clinics as they were held on the same weekend.

We report the sad news of the passing of one of the four founding breeders of Lipizzaners In Contents: in Australia—Mr Karoly Keves, best known to all the “old stalwarts” as “Charlie”. This issue has dedicated some information on Charlie’s contribution to the breed in Australia  Editorial and New Zealand since the early eighties.

This issue focuses on the Kladruber; a close relative of the Lipizzaner. Part one will be  Kladruber Breed covered in this newsletter. The wedding of Australian born Princess Mary of Denmark in 2004 placed some focus of the Kladruber, as people around the world asked the origins of  Passing of Karoly Keves the magnificent greys that drew the wedding coach of Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Mary. The ALR have shared many wonderful photos taken by Czech  International Out and About photographers in this issue and have credited the photos where possible.  Asia Pacific Out and About Compliments of the season to all!

 64 Maes. Bonadea XXXVI

Edited 2/1/2018  For sale Mare Garafolina

Front page photo by Jesse Rae Preece “Aerreton Photography”of Ms Ashleigh Klaassen riding the young stallion Conversano Grace II “Mickey” in Renaissance costume

Above: Danish Royal Gold Coach drawn by eight grey Kladrubers with a postilion rider on the lead . Photo Daily Mail

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The last breed in our current series of Lipizzaner close relatives is the Kladruber:

The stud at Kladruby—nad Labem is one of the oldest studs in the world and home to the oldest original Czech : the Old Kladruber horse . It covers an area of over 3,000 acres north of the river Elbe about 80 km (50 miles) east of Prague. The tradition of in Kladruby nad Labem stretches back to at least the mid 14th century. For over 300 years (1579–1918) it was an imperial court stud providing for the royal and imperial court in Prague and Vienna. Nowadays the National Stud keeps around 500 horses. 250 grey Old Kladrubers are bred in the historic site of Kladruby nad Labem and 250 black Old Kladrubers are bred in Slatiňany, a former stud of the princely family of Auersperg, located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Kladruby nad Labem.* The Kladruber breed was founded one year before the Lipizzner breed in 1579 by the Habsburg Imperial family

Above, Rudolfo Enamorada VI. Top and middle photos: Šárka Veinhauerová.

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The heart of the Kladruby nad Labem site is formed by the main stables, castle and church, which are all open to visitors. The main stables are a perfectly organized classicist complex of buildings consisting of the breeding stallions stable, loose stables for broodmares, stables for young horses in training, the foaling stable, riding hall etc. Next to the stables is the imperial castle , which features a number of rooms where the Habsburg nobility stayed when they visited the stud. From the main courtyard a 3.2-kilometre (2-mile) long avenue of lime trees runs straight across the pastures to the stables at Františkov, where weaned foals are reared from 6 months to 3.5 years of age. The whole Kladruby nad Labem site represents a unique, excellently balanced cultural landscape filled with pastures, age-old avenues, irrigation channels, woods, cut-off meanders of the Elbe and historic buildings of various purposes. For its exceptional authenticity and outstanding value the Stud at Kladruby nad Labem gained the Czech national heritage site status in 2002.

Above, grey Sacromoso Espanda

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Danish Crown Prince Frederick and Australian born Princess Mary on the occasion of their wedding in 2004 above

Danish Royal Gold Coach drawn by grey The old Kladruber horses are still the pivot point of life in the stud. Kladrubers: Below left, Getty image Historically, the grey horses were used for ceremonial service at the royal and imperial court . In fact, they are probably the only horse breed in the Photos below: Royal Stables Copenha- world which was bred specifically to pull coaches of the sovereigns. The gen, Photo: Knogper DK. Middle train- black horses were mainly used for representative service by high clergy. ing the Kladrubers in Copenhagen. Bot- Nowadays the grey Old Kladrubers still serve at royal courts. The Danish tom, Kladruber trumpet horse of the queen, Margrethe II, uses a team of six Old Kladruber greys to draw her Swedish Roayal family. Photo: Alamy State Coach on festive rides in Copenhagen. In Sweden, the Old Kladrubers carry the trumpeters of the Swedish Mounted Royal Guards. In the the horses can often be seen at various celebrations at Prague Castle , and they are also used by the mounted police in Pardubice, Ostrava and Prague. The horses also excel in combined competitions and . For their calm nature they are great for recreational driving as well as hippotherapy. In 2015 an extensive two- year restoration of the Stud was successfully completed, and most of the site regained its splendid early 19th century look . Seventeen main historic buildings were renovated, new expositions created and opened to the public. Apart from the standard guided tours, the National Stud organizes a number of special events throughout the year, where you can see the Old Kladruber horses in action. The most notable among these are: Rudolph Cup, an international competition in April; Old Kladruber Horse Day, a spectacular in late May; Grand Riding Day, a traditional equestrian show in late June; Kladruby Naruby (i.e. Kladruby Inside Out), a family fun festival in early autumn; and St. Hubertus Ride, a mock hunt marking the end of the equestrian season.

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Taken from “Ask the doctor”

The Kladruber, Kladrubak, or Oldkladruby Horse is a breed of horse that today is considered to be incredibly rare, 492 mares were on record as of January 2011. It’s the oldest Czech horse breed in the world and originated during the 16th and 17th centuries. The breed originated from a mix of Neapolitan and Andalusian bloodlines, a similar mix to the famous Lipizzaner with which they share many characteristics. Other blood influences on the Kladruber are Holstein, Oldenburg, Irish, Italian, Danish, and heavy Czech breeds.

The first Kladruby stud was founded in 1579 by Emperor Rudolf II at the Perlstein stables in the Czech Republic as an Imperial Stud. The Kladruber was bred to be a galakarosier, a heavy type of carriage horse used to pull the Imperial coach at ceremonies, usually in a four or six in hand. The national is still intact in the Czech Republic and has been there now for over 400 years, despite being evacuated during the Seven Year’s war. The earliest 200 years of breeding records were lost to fire in 1757 but all records since have been maintained.

From the middle of the 17th century the Kladruber was heavily influenced by five stallions in particular: a grey stallion, Pepoli, his two sons, Generale and Sacromoso Montana head study Generalissimus, and two black stallions who shared the name Sacromoso. above. Below Romke Eleja X (Friesian Grey Kladrubers are actively being bred, but the black Kladruber herd was line: Romke) Bottom, Sacromoso destroyed in the 1930s and many of the horses were sold for meat. Since Mantova Photo: Starakova MLS CZ. then, major efforts have been made to restore the bloodline from a few black mares that were saved. The earliest Kladrubers came in a wide variety of colours from all the usual solid colours, dun, bay, chestnut, black, and grey, to and . Today the breed comes in strictly black or gray due to an old breeding program that required eighteen ‘white’ and eighteen black stallions for court ceremonies.

Black and grey Kladrubers have several breeding differences. The grey Kladruber has a more look to it, it is finer, and usually taller. The black Kladruber has more Neapolitan blood and is of heavier build with a shorter croup. Its head and neck are of a slightly different shape and has an overall more Nordic look.

Today’s Kladrubers are primarily grey and stand between 16.2 and 17 hands in height. They are suited for light draft and agriculture but are most often used in harness and are seen at international levels in combined driving. Combined driving is an FEI sport which is well suited to the Kladruber’s endurance, placid nature, and relative speed. The Kladruber can also be crossed with finer breeds to produce horses more suitable for riding and dressage.

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The Kladruber type is well set and possesses strong recognisable breed characteristics due to their small gene pool and an almost 400 year history of selective breeding. Many of the Kladruber’s characteristics have been taken from their Baroque ancestors, such as their convex or Roman facial profile. The relatively upright shoulder, hooves, and pasterns, long back and short croup allow high-stepping gaits, a desirable quality in a driving horse, although not in a riding horse. The Kladruber should have a high-set, powerful, muscular and well arched neck. It was a trademark feature of their Spanish and Neapolitan ancestors and contributes greatly to their appearance in harness. The Kladruber is a substantial horse with a deep, broad chest, clean strong legs with large joints and hooves, sloping shoulders and lean features. The legs are unfeathered and the mane and tail should be thick and flowing. All gaits should have elasticity and a high action with a clear cadence. The Kladruber has a calm, yet energetic temperament and is not shy of work. The eye should be kind and reflective of this. The Kladruber should live to beyond 25 years of age. * ALR Inc. Foot note, since WWII, the black Lipizzaner Siglavy Paprika was used at Slatinany as part of the restoration of the black Kladruber

Earlier photos of grey Kladrubers.

Left head studies greys displaying the blue eyes sometimes seen. Only a very small white star marking is permissible on a black Kladruber

In Memorium Karoly Keves 1939 - 2017

Charlie and “Bonita” The following female horses were bred by Karoly Keves from the 1980’s to 1995:

 Penny

 Szuzi

 Linda

 Bubby

 Silvie

 Zsa zsa

 Britzka

 Gi Gi

 Geanie

On the 17th of September 2017, Australia lost one of its four founding  Lili breeders with the passing of Mr Karoly Keves. Born in Hungary in 1939  Tina “Charlie” came to Australia following the uprising in Hungary during  Bonie 1957. A deep passion for the Lipizzaner breed saw Charlie later become a huge contributor to the breed in Australia and the efforts of his  Sindy breeding program will have benefit for years to come. Charlie’s story  Skye (Sara) continues on the following pages.  Fifi The horse leaving the most offspring was 100 Favory Neapolitano, with twenty three foals. Some of these foals have now gone on the produce  Gemma (Giza) yet more descendants, with grandsons and granddaughters of this  Tisza stallion.  Pixie

Charlie used the Hungarian naming system when naming his fillies. When the Australian Lipizzaner Registry was formed the Austrian naming system was adopted and Charlie’s fillies were registered with their stable names, as can be seen on pedigrees today. Charlie and “Silver” Favory Szuzi

In Memorium Karoly Keves 1939 - 2017

I have had long standing connection and friendship with Charlie as a Lipizzaner breeder in Australia. We first met in 1980 at a meeting for the breed. I very quickly noticed Charlie’s very friendly and cheery manner and over the years we soon developed a very strong connection.

Fondly I remember many a time visiting Charlie and his wife at their property north of Adelaide and having a tour of the horses to see the latest foals or to revisit the young stock of the year before. I sometimes The following male took visitors with me including on one occasion prominent breeders from horses were bred by the USA – Cele and Tony Noble to meet with him. The name of their Karoly Keves from the horse stud in the USA was “Charlie Horse Acres”, so I think that Charlie had a good smile at the name chosen for their stud! 1980’s to 1995:

The “welcome mat” was always out on arriving at Charlie’s place.  Pluto Linda Sometimes I had the privilege of savouring some of the wonderful  Favory Neapolitano Hungarian Goulash that Charlie’s wife had cooked and to sample a tipple or two of Charlie’s home-made traditional Hungarian drink. It was a very  Siglavy Incitato warm and social place to be!  Neapolitano Mara After seeing the horses he would often show me his show pigeons and once he took one out of the cage and proudly said that his special  Favory Szuzi breeding program produced a snow white bird that had not one dark feather at all. Charlie’s birds and horses were certainly a centre point in  Favory Bonita his life....  Favory Fecske I have only been thinking in the last few days that it is 60 years since Charlie escaped from Hungary and came to Australia. Several times  Favory Zsa Zsa Charlie recounted his escape with his wife and a “tiny suitcase” during the 1957 uprising in Hungary. He remarked on the luck of his escape and  Pluto Traga commented that many were not so fortunate to escape the clutches of the  Pluto Traga II iron curtain. At only seventeen years of age, this escape was all the more remarkable. It was during these discussions that he would mention how he came to Lipizzaners as a young worker in Hungary and that he would 100 Favory Neapolitano “Fred” as a youngster harness a pair of horses for work each day, driving them on the roads. He said he developed a love and respect for the breed and vowed that he would one day in future breed Lipizzaners. As there were no Lipizzaners in Australia until 1975, Charlie’s dream took some time to come to fruition, but true to his word in the early 1980’s he purchased several Lipizzaner horses from various sources; (most notably Marianne Christensen of Canberra) and began his breeding program.

In Memorium Karoly Keves 1939 - 2017

Left: Charlie with a favourite mare he bred “Marta”. Top: picture is Siglavy Incitato “Palytas” Below is Favory Bonita I “Banjo”. Bottom: Pluto Traga I

Charlie bred numerous horses in his time as a breeder. He had several favourites, but one horse that was never far from his mention was “Silver”. Mr Rene Gasser later purchased the horse for his touring shows and Silver went on to be a high level performance horse in the “Gala of the Royal Horses” where many people in Australia have had the pleasure of seeing this horse perform on the stage over many years. Silver, like all of the horses that Charlie bred were a credit to him and his breeding program has indeed helped this breed to continue in Australia. Many horses in the country now can trace Charlie’s “Tural Park” breeding on their pedigrees. “Tural” meaning a Little bird in Hungarian dialect according to Charlie. This way, I think he combined the love of his birds with his other great passion – his horses. The results of Charlies’ horse breeding are still frequently seen in performances around Australia and I personally saw a gelding named “Banjo” that he bred at a show several years ago. The horse was around twenty years of age and still going strong. One much loved mare “Bonita” that Charlie had in his breeding program died last year as the oldest Lipizzaner in Australia at the ripe age of thirty five! His other favourite mare Marta he bred out of a mare that I also once owned. Finally, the most prolific stallion owned by Charlie was a horse named Favory Neapolitano, or “Fred” as he was known and this stallion produced some twenty three offspring, many of which appear on pedigrees in Australia today.

For me on a personal level, Charlie was most helpful in exchanging several horses with me and those horses that Charlie bred later became the nucleus of my own performance horses, for four in hand competition.

In Memorium Karoly Keves 1939 - 2017

All the breeders, now and into the future extend a special “thank you” to Charlie for allowing all of his breeding records and photographs of horses to be accessed. This wonderful legacy, will be felt and experienced long into the decades and beyond.

Farewell Charlie, the thoughts of the Lipizzaner breeders in Australia are with you and your family too. We particularly thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Lipizzaner breed in Australia. You have played such a big part of as one of the four founding breeders in Australia. May you enjoy your rest surrounded with all the beautiful Lipizzaners you so much loved and enjoyed.

Louse Krutzler - ALR Inc Registrar

Dr Johann Krutzler and I wish to present the annual Laszlo Szathmary-Kiraly trophy posthumously in memory of Charlie Keves for 2017 in thanks for his wonderful contribution to breeding Lipizzaners in Australia. This award is presented by us annually in December for someone who has contributed significantly to the Lipizzaner breed. Louise Krutzler

Out and About Asia Pacific

Above: Katherine Evans riding “Sox” Conversano Trieste at Normanville Beach SA Below: Lorraine Inwood riding “Merlin” Favory Pallavicina in Bathurst NSW Bottom: Nikki Harding with 3 colts at Phoenix Park Stud in South Australia in November 2017

Above: Harriet Savage (left corner) riding “Mistral” Conversano Perletta on her property in New Zealand. Below: Tracy Steinhardt riding “Zen” Favory Saturn II down the beach in Far North Queensland.

Out and About Asia Pacific

Edit Kappel Clinic

On the 1st to the 6th November 2017 in South Australia Edit Kappel held her 2nd Australian clinic. Katherine Evans attended with “Sox” Favory Trieste, and other ALR members audited. Edit is a specialist in the art of Légèreté, a classical dressage style. A great time was had by all. Many thanks Edit for her dedication and inspiration to Australian Enthusiasts.

Out and About Asia Pacific

Jenny Veenstra Clinic Nov 2017: Held in South Australia from the 4th to the 6th of November.2017, Nikki Harding (purple) and Ashleigh Klaassen (white) attended riding Conversano Grace II and Favory Liria. Many other auditors attended at “Friesian Dreams” Indoor Arena Mt Compass SA . A big thank you to hosts Michael and Marcella Van der Heiden “Friesian Dreams Friesian Stud

Out and About International Europe

Edit Kappel at a performance with Szilvasvarad Lipica Stud Farm Horses in quadrille Photo: Sibils Lejko horses in Hungary in September

Piber: Young stallions moved from the alpine pastures for the winter

Vinzenz Dobretsburger won a silver medal at the FEI World Driving Dorothée Peters with Serena side Championships for Young Horses in Mezöhegyes Hungary

Vinzenz Dobretsberger driving Conversano Csalo at the World Championships for Young Horses at Mezoheyges State Stud

Out and About International USA

Left: Steph Mussmann on Siglavy Arga USDF Reg. 2 A A Grand Prix Champion and Intermediate 2 Reserve Champion

Top: Maestoso Imperia II Kristen Guest.

Above, Karen Jones and “Rhett” training on the ground

Above left: Neapolitano Gloria 3rd 2nd level freestyle National Championship Kate Phillips

Left Siglavy Arga and Steph Mussmann 5th in the Grand Prix at the USDF Nationals. USA

64 Maestoso Bonadea XXXVI (ZRLS) New Import 2018

Above: Sire 23 Maestoso Gaetana (Kelebija) Below: Dam 413 Bonadea XXXVI (Lipica) 64 Maestoso Bonadea XXXVI (ZRLS) at 3 months and right at 6 months of age.

Meet 64 Maestoso Bonadea XXXVI DOB 13th March 2017 bred by JJ Slovenia. This lovely “black” colt will be imported in 2018/2019 to Australia to begin his new life as a stallion for our stud Phoenix Park Lipizzaners. He will bring outstanding new genetics (& colour!) to our country and superb temperament, conformation and gaits. We are grateful to Jana of JJ Lipizzans for allowing this boy to grow out with her colts of the same age to continue his socialisation, a very important factor for a future stallion. We would like to thank as well Louise Krutzler for her dedication to 331 Conversano Bonadea XXVI (Lipica) Lipica State Stud Farm’s finding this boy for us - Amanda Klaassen “Phoenix Black Stallion, half brother to 413 Bonadea XXXVI, M Bonadea’ dam. Park Lipizzaner Stud” Inman Valley South Australia

New Zealand Foal

A Plus Lipizzaner Stud in North Island

New Zealand have a new filly. Knick named “Bess” the young filly is from Seffana by Conversano Bekescaba, owned by Paddy Mair. Photos: Lisa Spencer Tomkins. Congratulations Lisa and New Zealand on your new filly

Below Left: Conversano Sagana (C Grace II x Sagana) Nov 2015 colt Young Stock Below Right: Conversano Sava III (C. Allegra V x Sava) Jan 2014 stallion

Young Stock

Top L-R Siglavy Sienna (S. Lili x Sienna) Sep 2015 colt, Siglavy Bekescaba (S. Lili x Bekescaba) Feb 2016 colt, Conversano Sava II (C.Allegra V x Sava) Feb 2013 gelding Above Right Galatea (P. Linda x Gidrane) Nov 2016 filly Left: Llamrei “Eve” (F. Pallavicina x Lucca) Dec 2015 filly Below left: Conversano Isla II (C. Juliana III x Isla) Jan 2014 gelding Right Conversano Montebella (C. Juliana III x Montebella) Sep 2014 stallion

For Sale 500 Garafolina

Suit the discerning buyer

Supreme Champion Lipizzaner 2016 Murray Bridge Show

Purebred mare by 224 Conversano Allegra V (Slovenia) and out of 178 Grace.

This young mare is of exceptional quality and rarely does a mare of this calibre become available for sale in Australia. A unique opportunity to purchase a brood mare and performance horse of Piber and Lipica lines. Garafolina has commenced work on the long reins and she is already displaying exceptional work aptitude like her full siblings Conversano Grace II— “Mickey” and Conversano Grace III— ”Spider”; both horses receiving glowing acclaim from several international horse people for their truly exceptional movement. Due to the quality of the mare and the rarity of brood mares in Australia, Garafolina is for sale to a serious breeding/ competition home only and may be in foal this season. Genuine enquiries please . POA Contact: Louise Krutzler, Habsburg Lipizzaners

Email: [email protected]

Photographed in long rein gear ready for work