Another episode of our Horse Breeds around the World Series. Today we visit Austria and its famous Lipizzaner Horses, the oldest cultural horse breed of Europe. I talk with Andrea and Max Dobretsberger, a couple from Austria who have been involved with the Lipizzaners for many years. In the last episode we talked about the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna and today we will take a closer look at the horses of the school. The Lipizzaner is famous far beyond the boundaries of its home country thanks to the Spanish Riding School, but it is also used for driving and dressage competitions. We talk about the glorious past of the breed, the many challenges it faced since the 16th century and about the modern Lipizzaner horse and its future in sports and leisure riding all around the world. Show Notes: https://equestrianadventuresses.com/2021/04/05/horse-podcast-ep-117-lipizzaner-royal-horses-of-austria/