Any Lipizzaner Owners here?

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Just wondering if anyone on here owns a Lipizzaner, and if so would be prepared to share their experiences with me?

I own a 2.5 year old pure pred Lipizzaner filly/mare (never sure if she's still classed as a filly, she is my first youngster and first ever dealings with the breed as well.

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Hope this works, this was taken back in November just after she first came home to me.
 
I don't but I know a couple of people who have some rescued from a stud that went under a few years ago. There is a Lipizzaner owners group on Facebook, they are members and I think it would be a useful pool of people for you to contact
 
JillA said:
I don't but I know a couple of people who have some rescued from a stud that went under a few years ago. There is a Lipizzaner owners group on Facebook, they are members and I think it would be a useful pool of people for you to contact
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Thank you - Im not on Facebook, but that would certainly be a good reason to join. I am in touch with her breeder, but it is nice to have a group of people to talk to also :)
 
She is lovely, I'm always surprised how chunky they are having seen them doing their performances, I tend to think of them as bigger and more delicate! I would love one, it can go with my haflinger in a 'horses of Austrian descent' collection. How big do you think she will make?
 
I used to ride a Lipizzaner X whilst I was at uni for a lady and he was THE best horse ever. He'd gallop til your face was streaming and his Jump was incredible. Was the one that got away for me...what are you planning to do with her?
 
I used to share one. She was incredible but opinionated.

As above she'd go flat out for miles (she was nippy, she'd fly past horses cantering in a trot and could really step up a gear when you wanted to go) and jump anything (unless in a school :D) she was a loner in the field but she'd hijack one friend from the herd. She was a ball of energy but stick an absolute novice on and she was a plod. We failed to get instructers to ride her though as she'd dump people instantly, you had to ask her and put the time in 'til she trusted you, and boy was it worth it. She was 100% on roads and was the one time she'd never ever muck around prancing about. Found her easy to ride bareback/headcollar but stick a bridle on and she went. Very powerful horse.

Edit to say - Lived off air too well and had lami with a previous owner. Very easy to put on weight at speed.

Still the best horse I've had the pleasure of riding and still have the pleasure of riding out with her/owner on another.
 
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mandwhy said:
She is lovely, I'm always surprised how chunky they are having seen them doing their performances, I tend to think of them as bigger and more delicate! I would love one, it can go with my haflinger in a 'horses of Austrian descent' collection. How big do you think she will make?
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Thank you - she was a little porky in that picture, a couple of weeks on my field of grass and her belly looked like she was about to pop, we have sectioned it off since and her weight has gone down now.

Your Haflinger is gorgeous

Im hoping she will make around 15hh to 15.2hh - her dad is just over 15hh and her mum is a good 15.2, i did the string test on her at the weekend and she looks like she has a good hand at least to grow, but at the moment i can only guess at how big as i have no measuring stick
 
Odd Socks said:
I used to ride a Lipizzaner X whilst I was at uni for a lady and he was THE best horse ever. He'd gallop til your face was streaming and his Jump was incredible. Was the one that got away for me...what are you planning to do with her?
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My sister in law rides her dad, and she has a lot of fun just like you did, she also jumps and he loves to go flat out, im hoping some of his tempremant will rub off on her, i would love to do eventing with her if she proves to have the ability.
 
Very similar to the one I used to ride. 100% on the road even as a 4/5 year old but would fly sideways while galloping up a bridleway over a carrier bag or funny coloured leaf. Had a great turn of speed for sure.

The one I used to ride was much leaner than yours and was fit as a fiddle but suffered terrible sweetitch. He was fab to handle and tolerated tight sweetitch rugs being pulled over his head.

You'll have great fun with yours, keep us updated :)
 
PandorasJar said:
I used to share one. She was incredible but opinionated.

As above she'd go flat out for miles (she was nippy, she'd fly past horses cantering in a trot and could really step up a gear when you wanted to go) and jump anything (unless in a school :D) she was a loner in the field but she'd hijack one friend from the herd. She was a ball of energy but stick an absolute novice on and she was a plod. We failed to get instructers to ride her though as she'd dump people instantly, you had to ask her and put the time in 'til she trusted you, and boy was it worth it. She was 100% on roads and was the one time she'd never ever muck around prancing about. Found her easy to ride bareback/headcollar but stick a bridle on and she went. Very powerful horse.

Edit to say - Lived off air too well and had lami with a previous owner. Very easy to put on weight at speed.

Still the best horse I've had the pleasure of riding and still have the pleasure of riding out with her/owner on another.
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I wonder if its the breeding then, or did you share her twin, Nautika is very opinionated and will let you know if she isnt happy. At her previous home she would also pick a friend from the herd to share her hay with, she only has my 26yr old boy to graze with and she bosses him around.

I have been told they take time to trust in you but once you have their trust you have a bond for life, im working hard with her at the moment, she is very testing (especially as this is my first youngster), but she is beginning to trust me now and is showing her more loving side.

I was warned that they are a very hardy breed, and live off thin air, so i will have to watch as, as i said in a previous post, in the picture she had piled that grass belly on in a matter of days, so much so i had to divide my field in half in November!!
 
Joyous70 said:
I wonder if its the breeding then, or did you share her twin, Nautika is very opinionated and will let you know if she isnt happy. At her previous home she would also pick a friend from the herd to share her hay with, she only has my 26yr old boy to graze with and she bosses him around.

I have been told they take time to trust in you but once you have their trust you have a bond for life, im working hard with her at the moment, she is very testing (especially as this is my first youngster), but she is beginning to trust me now and is showing her more loving side.

I was warned that they are a very hardy breed, and live off thin air, so i will have to watch as, as i said in a previous post, in the picture she had piled that grass belly on in a matter of days, so much so i had to divide my field in half in November!!
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lol OddSocks. Share was in her twenties and still acting like a 5yo lol. Deer was the funniest, she'd jump alongside them playing, look away and forget they were there then go flying when she looked back and they surprised her :rolleyes:

Agree with the trust. Catching was never figured out, she is a cow for that! Once the trust was won she was incredible, it was very trying before that though and the owner I shared with said that she hated her (long story on how she ended up with her) for months before it clicked one day.

The mare was late rugged up, lightly rugged over winter and muzzled/sectioned most of the time, really did live off air and sort herself out for most weathers. She was good for riding though, could get on her when riding daily or after several months off and was just as quirky either way, no problems of getting on a time bomb.
 
I have one! I have only had him for 3 months though so I'm still getting to know him. From what I've seen so far he is incredibly intelligent, very unspookable (as in massive noisy tractors and diggers driving around whilst I am riding and not a flinch) but he does have something against mucking out equipment :O He is 7 yrs old and about 16hh and has a big jump in him, I hope to go through the dressage levels with him :) Good luck with your cutie!
 
Hi

I use to work for someone who used to drive a tandem of lipizzaner.

The horses were always easy to handle, ride and drive although they had plenty of energy but in the right way if you know what I mean .

If you type in reneschoop horses in to google then go on to the images you will see them they were about 13 in those pictures but will be around 20 ish now.
 
i own a part bred (other half is Anglo Arab) bred by the Starrock stud. Interestingly my horses full brother was half of a driving team about the age of the post above - but he was not a full bred. Anyway Luke aka Blythe Spirit hence my user name, who is now 17ish, I have had since he was 6. He is a total gentlemen. can go all day and has the biggest heart of all the horses I have had. he was late to mature though. He was started by a professional eventer but didn't make the height they wanted - he is 15.3 now but was only 15.1 when bought at 5. He then was a vanity purchase for a relative novice who got into some trouble with him. I bought him to bring on for myself and my father as a leisure horse and all rounder. He was tricky for a few months but when he hit about 7 he suddenly grew up physically and mentally and learnt stuff like a sponge. He is a lovely light ride, learnt all the dressage i could teach him, has lovely lateral work, jumps a clear round and is a very happy hacker for my OAP father. Not brave xcountry but neither am I and you only get out what you put in! he is a GREAT little horse, clever and kind. If that's down to his breed you will have a lovely horse - just don't expect too much too soon... and height wise if Luke was anything to by they keep growing for ages, so wait till she is 6/7 before deciding she's completely grown . and have fun!!!
 
Blythe Spirit said:
i own a part bred (other half is Anglo Arab) bred by the Starrock stud. Interestingly my horses full brother was half of a driving team about the age of the post above - but he was not a full bred. Anyway Luke aka Blythe Spirit hence my user name, who is now 17ish, I have had since he was 6. He is a total gentlemen. can go all day and has the biggest heart of all the horses I have had. he was late to mature though. He was started by a professional eventer but didn't make the height they wanted - he is 15.3 now but was only 15.1 when bought at 5. He then was a vanity purchase for a relative novice who got into some trouble with him. I bought him to bring on for myself and my father as a leisure horse and all rounder. He was tricky for a few months but when he hit about 7 he suddenly grew up physically and mentally and learnt stuff like a sponge. He is a lovely light ride, learnt all the dressage i could teach him, has lovely lateral work, jumps a clear round and is a very happy hacker for my OAP father. Not brave xcountry but neither am I and you only get out what you put in! he is a GREAT little horse, clever and kind. If that's down to his breed you will have a lovely horse - just don't expect too much too soon... and height wise if Luke was anything to by they keep growing for ages, so wait till she is 6/7 before deciding she's completely grown . and have fun!!!
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I agree lipizzaners are like warmbloods don't mature till 7 . x
 
PandorasJar said:
lol OddSocks. Share was in her twenties and still acting like a 5yo lol. Deer was the funniest, she'd jump alongside them playing, look away and forget they were there then go flying when she looked back and they surprised her :rolleyes:

Agree with the trust. Catching was never figured out, she is a cow for that! Once the trust was won she was incredible, it was very trying before that though and the owner I shared with said that she hated her (long story on how she ended up with her) for months before it clicked one day.

The mare was late rugged up, lightly rugged over winter and muzzled/sectioned most of the time, really did live off air and sort herself out for most weathers. She was good for riding though, could get on her when riding daily or after several months off and was just as quirky either way, no problems of getting on a time bomb.
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Lol at the deer :)

Nautika was a bit of a devil to catch when she first came, although she gets very curious/jealous so if my old boy comes over for a cuddle, she thinks she is missing out, so i generally catch her that way. To be honest when she first came to me she had been out with a herd since being weaned she had been handled but not really stabled, she is stressy in her stable and for the first month or so HATED me, or so i thought, she would swear at me flatten her ears etc., but then after one session of in hand work on a headcollar she began to soften towards me, so i think we are getting there, but it will take time but i have plenty of that.

I was told that they are very hardy indeed, in fact her breeder said she could get fat in a car park :rolleyes: just as well im used to good doers, she also wasn't rugged up until the wet and wind picked up in December.
 
Gryfiss said:
Hi

I use to work for someone who used to drive a tandem of lipizzaner.

The horses were always easy to handle, ride and drive although they had plenty of energy but in the right way if you know what I mean .

If you type in reneschoop horses in to google then go on to the images you will see them they were about 13 in those pictures but will be around 20 ish now.
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They are gorgeous :)
 
texenstar said:
I have one! I have only had him for 3 months though so I'm still getting to know him. From what I've seen so far he is incredibly intelligent, very unspookable (as in massive noisy tractors and diggers driving around whilst I am riding and not a flinch) but he does have something against mucking out equipment :O He is 7 yrs old and about 16hh and has a big jump in him, I hope to go through the dressage levels with him :) Good luck with your cutie!
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Same here then, ive only had mine since the very end of October. They do seem to be very clever, Nautika went for a walk in hand the other day, and didn't bat an eyelid at the pony eating wheelie bins outside the house.

Good luck with your dressage, and thank you, im sure i'll post when we start to do more with her.
 
Blythe Spirit said:
i own a part bred (other half is Anglo Arab) bred by the Starrock stud. Interestingly my horses full brother was half of a driving team about the age of the post above - but he was not a full bred. Anyway Luke aka Blythe Spirit hence my user name, who is now 17ish, I have had since he was 6. He is a total gentlemen. can go all day and has the biggest heart of all the horses I have had. he was late to mature though. He was started by a professional eventer but didn't make the height they wanted - he is 15.3 now but was only 15.1 when bought at 5. He then was a vanity purchase for a relative novice who got into some trouble with him. I bought him to bring on for myself and my father as a leisure horse and all rounder. He was tricky for a few months but when he hit about 7 he suddenly grew up physically and mentally and learnt stuff like a sponge. He is a lovely light ride, learnt all the dressage i could teach him, has lovely lateral work, jumps a clear round and is a very happy hacker for my OAP father. Not brave xcountry but neither am I and you only get out what you put in! he is a GREAT little horse, clever and kind. If that's down to his breed you will have a lovely horse - just don't expect too much too soon... and height wise if Luke was anything to by they keep growing for ages, so wait till she is 6/7 before deciding she's completely grown . and have fun!!!
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Your boy sounds lovely, nice to know that they can turn their hoof to just about anything.

I appreciate that they take an age to mature and will still be growing up til around 7 years of age, im wondering if that means we'll be going through saddles at an alarming rate :rolleyes:

Im looking forward to the lighter nights, so we can start to go for more walks out and see some of the big wide world, she seems so interested in everything and at the moment not particularly phased by much, until it comes to being groomed, then she will let you know when she's had enough.
 
Would you mind saying where yours came from please? I have long admired them and if I can afford one my daughter will be looking for a good youngster sometime this year. They seem difficult to find, I know a few driving people and they seem to import.
 
Here's my boy - Apollo

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His third day in a double bridle :D

He has only been backed a year as he was originally broken to drive and it's taken quite a bit of convincing to get him going in dressage :) but he is taking to it well and learns more every day.
 
texenstar - He is absolutely gorgeous :D He seems to be taking to his double bridle very well in your picture

I notice he still has some grey on his legs, Nautika's legs are very dark in places and im wondering if she will keep some grey patches when she's older.
 
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Joyous70 said:
texenstar - He is absolutely gorgeous :D He seems to be taking to his double bridle very well in your picture

I notice he still has some grey on his legs, Nautika's legs are very dark in places and im wondering if she will keep some grey patches when she's older.
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Thank you! He is 7 years old and still has a few dapples but they are harder to see in his winter coat. I have seen some pictures of him when he was younger and he was dark all over. So I'm guessing he will probably go completely white eventually (yippee for me -_- ).
 
texenstar said:
Thank you! He is 7 years old and still has a few dapples but they are harder to see in his winter coat. I have seen some pictures of him when he was younger and he was dark all over. So I'm guessing he will probably go completely white eventually (yippee for me -_- ).
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:D lots of bathing/cleaning etc., or live with the fact that theyre only ever going to be clean for 5 minutes after bathing ;) I have a cremello, who in the 20 odd years ive owned him has driven me to distraction with his cleanliness :rolleyes: these days i just don't worry, obviously if i go to a show then i'll clean em up.
 
Joyous70 said:
:D lots of bathing/cleaning etc., or live with the fact that theyre only ever going to be clean for 5 minutes after bathing ;) I have a cremello, who in the 20 odd years ive owned him has driven me to distraction with his cleanliness :rolleyes: these days i just don't worry, obviously if i go to a show then i'll clean em up.
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I think I can cope with a dirty horse :D in the photo you will notice how brown his tail is! poor horsey is gonna have to wait until it's warmer before he gets a bath :D But unfortunatley in my case I'm not fantastic at cleaning so even at shows I'm afraid he is going to look a state, my only hope is to dazzle them with talent! :D
 
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