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