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ABOUT US
An outing for the whole family! Performances on Sunday mornings at 10h30 in the Indoor Arena.Come early and browse around our Lipizzaner Shop where you can buy Lipizzaner branded clothing, children’s T-shirts, DVD’s, key rings, postcards and lots more! The performance lasts about 60 minutes without an interval.Join us in the courtyard after the performance, meet the riders and feed carrots to the stallions. Enjoy refreshments in the courtyard under the tree. Jumping castle for the children. Cost of tickets at the door R130, Pensioners R75 and children under 3 free, or alternatively book through Computicket.
 The oldest human bred horse in the world, ancestors of the Lipizzaners, have been traced to Carthaginian and Roman horses at the time Julius Caesar was Emperor of Rome.
The Lipizzaner breed itself dates back to around 1562 when Archduke Maximilian started to breed Spanish horses in Lipica, a village in the modern day Slovenia. It was the need for military horses of unusual strength, loyalty and courage that inspired him to import Spanish, Italian and Arab-Oriental horses for his breeding programme. Out of this grew the famous white horse – the Lipizzaner – as we know it today.
These animals are characterised by a perfect and noble physique, graceful movements, the ability to learn, liveliness, good nature, courage, toughness and stamina. In appearance they resemble in every respect the typical baroque show and parade horses.
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