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The Magnificent Andalusian

The Andalusian lineage dates back to Slovenia) to be bred with native stock
prehistoric times. Cave paintings, and form the foundation of the famous
discovered on the Iberian Peninsula and Lipizzaners. Periodically the Spanish
dated 20000 to 30000 B.C., show the Riding School of Vienna, Austria would
Iberian Horse clearly. It is thought re-introduce an Andalusian to the
that as time progressed, the breed was bloodline, in order to maintain the
influenced by strains of horses from the original qualities which were so
French Celts, Carthaginians, Romans, desirable in the Lipizzaners. Their
several Germanic tribes, and the efforts helped to establish the school as
Moors.This noble breed was cited by the a living monument to the art of classical
Greek philosopher and commander of the equitation and the Andalusian breed was
army, Xenophon, as being a deciding an important factor in this.Many breeds
element in his army's victory over of horses have been improved, through
Sparta. The noted commander, Hannibal, careful crossbreeding, by the
used Andalusians when he invaded Italy. introduction of the Andalusian strain to
Both of these esteemed warriors waxed their bloodlines. In fact the Andalusian
eloquent in their praise of the Spanish has been instrumental and the most
Horse.Richard de Belisme, Duke of influential strain in strengthening,
Shrewsbury, is credited with importing creating, and improving breeds around the
Andalusians to Britain in 1188. During world. Not only the Lipizzaners, but
the reign of Richard I, the knights of most of the German warmbloods, the
his Court favored the steed for combat Connemara of Ireland, the Cleveland Bay
and tournaments. And the Duke of of England, the American Quarter Horse,
Newcastle wrote in 1667 of the great and the Paso Fino of South America have
attributes of the breed.In 1580, some of at their roots the blood of the
the finest specimens of the breed were Andalusian.
imported to Lipizza (then Italy, now




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