A13: The Spanish (Baroque-style) horses and Spanish-descent breeds.

Question 1

What are the Spanish & Neapolitan Horses main use?

Answer 1

All-round saddle & harness warmbloods

Question 2

What is the Andalusian breed?
what is its conformation?

Answer 2

Spanish Riding school – also known as “Purebred Spanish horse”.
* Athletic, noble.
* One of the oldest horse breeds, One of two sub-breeds on the Iberian horse (the other being Lusitano).
* Excel in dressage Move with a high, elegant action.
* Strongly-built, compact horses.
Conformation:
◦ Lean, medium length head with convex profile & large eyes.
◦ Long, broad & sometimes crested neck.
◦ Long sloping shoulder.
◦ Clean legs with good bone & short, strong cannons.
◦ Thick, long, flowing mane & tail.
* Reputation for proud but cooperative temperament.
* Highly intelligent.
* 80% are grey (only other recognized colours are bay, black & chestnut).

Question 3

What is the alter-real breed?

Answer 3

portugals andalusian.

Question 4

What is the Lusitano breed and what is its colour?

Answer 4

Portuguese bullfighter influenced by Barb horses
* Can be any solid color

Question 5

What is the Lipizzaner breed?
What is its conformation?
What are teh dressage moved of hte Lipizzaaner?

Answer 5

Associated with Spanish Riding school of Vienna.
* Founded in 16th century by Habsburg nobility, initially a Baroque horse for military purposes.
* Can be traced back to six stallions: Pluto, Conversano, Neplolitano, Favory, Siglavy, Maestoso, Tulipan, Incitato.
Conformation:
* Compact & muscular with very powerful hindquarters (enables them to perform difficult classic Dressage movements).
* Strong featured head with a convex profile, set on a well-muscled arched neck.
* Short cannons, good bones.
* Well sloped shoulders.
* Powerful & elastic gaits.
* Natural balance.
* Easily trained & intelligent.
* Slow to mature (broken late) but long-lived.
* Most horses are grey.

• “Airs above ground” – difficult dressage moves:
  ◦ Levade
  ◦ Courbette
  ◦ Capriole
  ◦ Croupade
  ◦ Piaff, passage, pirouette, flying change etc

Question 6

What is the freisian breed?

Answer 6

• Powerfully muscled horse with elegant action.
• Many “coldblooded” features Tethering, thick mane & tail.
• Black color.
• Powerful, high-stepping, eye catching horse.

Question 7

rigin and colouring of the knapstrup breed?

Answer 7

Leopard spotted
Originates from Denmark

Question 8

What are the American descendants of the Spanish horse?

Answer 8

Mustang – wild, feral derivatives
Appaloosa
Quarter horse
American Paint/Pinto
Criollo
Peruvian Paso
Paso Fino