Horses
Lipizzan horses gain UNESCO recognition
People watched in awe as the world-renowned Lipizzan horses put on a dazzling show this month in the village of Lipica in the small Alpine state of Slovenia.
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Turkish enterprise to sell purebred Arabian foals
An enterprise of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, which is the breeder of a significant portion of racehorses, will sell purebred Arabian foals at an auction on June 6.
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A kingdom lost over a nail
There is a story I heard years ago; a nail in the shoe of a horse was loose but the person in charge neglected to fix it. One day invaders entered the country, and a soldier was ordered to gallop to the country's capital and alert the army.
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Vučić met with Daniel T. Lasica, an official of the US European Command
The meeting started at 8:00 a.m. in the building of the General Secretariat, according to the Office for Media Relations of the President of the Republic of Serbia.
WWII mission to bring Lipizzan horses home revisited in docu
A new Slovenian documentary gives fresh insight into a rescue mission that brought the white Lipizzan horses back to the Lipica stud farm after they were taken by the Germans during the Second World War. The same mission also inspired Walt Disney in the past.
The Ancient Greek horse that still exists today! (video)
Ancient Greco-Chinese war of the “Heavenly Horses” (photos-video)
The War of the Heavenly Horses lasted for 3 years
Lipica stud farm doubled revenue last year
Lipica – The Lipica stud farm saw a total of 45,000 visitors last year, with the share of domestic quests significantly increasing compared to previous years owing to the Covid-19 epidemic. Revenue doubled compared to 2020, and plans for this year are even bolder, says the operator of one of the country’s main tourist attractions.
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New horse track inaugurated with breathtaking race
A new horse track has been inaugurated in the Mediterranean province of Antalya with a breathtaking race with the participation of legendary Turkish jockeys: Halis Karataş, Gökhan Kocakaya and Ahmet Çelik.
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Horseback archery: Malaysians take a shot at ancient pastime
Riding a galloping horse under the blazing sun, Malaysian archer Zaharudin Rastam Yeop Mahidin fires an arrow at a target as a crowd cheers.
This is horseback archery, which was common for thousands of years in hunting and warfare but declined with the introduction of firearms and other modern combat gear.