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Elegance and Tradition in Germany

Lipizzan Horses from Lipica Enthrall at the Marbach Festival

This year, the Lipica Stud Farm captivated Germany as a special guest at the traditional Marbach Stud Festival, Germany’s oldest state stud farm. Slovenia was honored as the guest country, with Lipizzan horses from Lipica joining the four-hour program, which featured dressage, carriage driving, and synchronized performances. The highlight of the event was a joint performance by horses from Marbach and Lipica, whose elegant quadrille enchanted the audience. The event drew horse lovers from around the world who admired the Lipizzan horses in their impressive dressage maneuvers, including the courbette and capriole, showcasing the pinnacle of this art.

The Lipizzan horses once again solidified their important role in promoting Slovenia and its cultural heritage through the story of Lipica, a significant symbol of elegance, tradition, and perseverance. The presentation also included the promotion of Slovenian tourism, with a focus on destinations like the Karst region, as well as Slovenian cuisine and wine, enriching the entire event with a remarkable cultural experience.

The event garnered extensive media coverage, highlighting the collaboration between the Lipica and Marbach Stud Farms, which strengthens the bond between two of Europe’s oldest equestrian institutions, while also enabling the preservation and promotion of the Lipizzan horse heritage on the international stage.

Lipica Stud Farm Day 2024

Lipica Stud Farm Day on the 444th Anniversary

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Numerous creative workshops were organized for the youngest visitors, where children could get closer to the wonderful world of Lipizzan horses and the tradition of the stud farm. Adults had the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the Stud Farm, presentations of the work of riders and carriage drivers, and relaxed gatherings in the beautiful surroundings of Lipica.

The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the performance at the hippodrome, where the Lipizzaners showcased their full beauty and elegance. Visitors enthusiastically watched performances that displayed top-level dressage and the art of riding. This year, the Lipica Stud Farm introduced several novelties, demonstrating the good work of the Lipica staff. For the first time in 40 years, we experienced a carriage ride drawn by six white horses. In the next act, we saw an extremely elegant and refined performance by a mixed quadrille, where we admired the girls riding in side-saddle. The special feature and the pinnacle of this year’s performance was certainly the performance by rider Miro Dragič, who brought back the performance of the school above ground in the saddle to Lipica.

The performance was also complemented this year by the Equestrian Police Unit, which collaborates with the Lipica Stud Farm on various levels. The unit is celebrating an honorable 50 years this year and includes eight horses from Lipica in its ranks.

The event was also attended by numerous guests and partners of Lipica, who enriched the celebration of this important anniversary with their presence. Their support and cooperation are crucial for the preservation and continuation of the Lipica Stud Farm tradition.

The guest of honor this year was the Minister of Economy, Tourism, and Sport, Mr. Matjaž Han, who emphasized the importance of sustainability and sustainable operations in his speech: Today, as we face many challenges in the economy and in broader society, Lipica offers us important lessons. Its honorable 444-year tradition is proof that with perseverance, dedication, and respect for nature, we can achieve long-term success and sustainability. We can be proud of this heritage, but it is even more important to carefully nurture and enhance it. Just as we received it from our ancestors… it is right that our children and future generations receive it from us.

The director, Ms. Tatjana Vošinek Pucer, emphasized in her speech that the success of Lipica is also, and above all, due to the people who work at Lipica: Lipica is not just a stud farm, it is a place where tradition lives and intertwines with modern approaches to raising and training these exceptional horses. Every visitor who steps through the gates of Lipica immediately feels its special pulse – a pulse that you, dear colleagues, co-create with your unwavering dedication and love for horses and this heritage.

The Lipica Stud Farm Day once again confirmed the significance and value of this unique institution, which has been inspiring horse lovers and preserving rich cultural heritage for 444 years.

Commitment to Godparenting

Dr. Damjan Kukovec and Ms. Špela Spanžel became godparents to foals in Lipica

Lipica, 12.9.2024 — Today, a solemn event took place at the Lipica Stud Farm, where Dr. Damjan Kukovec and Ms. Špela Spanžel committed to becoming godparents to Lipizzan foals born in 2024. By taking on this role today, they have joined numerous individuals who support the preservation and development of the Lipizzaners, one of the oldest and noblest horse breeds in the world.

Supporting Slovenia’s Cultural Heritage

Godparenting Lipizzan foals is a special way to contribute to the preservation of the rich cultural heritage represented by the breeding of Lipizzaners in Slovenia. Dr. Damjan Kukovec, a renowned lawyer, judge at the General Court of the European Union, and professor who lectures at numerous prestigious universities, including Harvard, where he also obtained his Ph.D., and Ms. Špela Spanžel, an art historian and expert in cultural heritage who led the nomination for the inscription of the tradition of Lipizzaner breeding on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, currently heads the Directorate for Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture, have demonstrated their deep support for cultural heritage and Slovenia’s natural wealth with their commitment.

Dr. Kukovec and Ms. Spanžel Expressed Enthusiasm About the Role of Godparents

Upon taking on the role of godparents, both expressed joy and pride in being able to participate in such an important initiative.

Dr. Kukovec emphasized: “I accept this honor with great gratitude and humility. Lipizzaners are pure art in living form. When we look out of Plato’s cave, when we see through life’s illusions, we realize the nobility, authenticity, and truth. And this nobility is represented by our Lipizzaners. How lucky we Slovenians are to have them. I am extremely pleased that the placement of Boljka’s Lipizzaner on the central staircase of the EU Court was successful. The Lipizzaner is thus undeniably Slovenian and European at the same time. Art, law, and the intellectual development of the state go hand in hand, and we continue to work in all areas to promote Lipica at the Court, in Luxembourg, and around the world.”

Ms. Spanžel added: “I understand godparenting as a kind invitation to further cooperation, which arose during the preparation of the nomination of the traditions of Lipizzaner breeding for inclusion in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. International recognition of this common European heritage, of which we Slovenians are especially proud, continues to oblige us. The Lipica Stud Farm is a special place, a place of exceptional heritage – from historical building heritage and cultural landscape, art collections and modern museums, to UNESCO’s intangible heritage, which is mainly associated with people and the community. Thanks to all who have cared for Lipizzaners through the centuries and to all of you who do it today. Caring for horses marks a special relationship between man and animal, which is emotional and therefore transcends ordinary work obligations. Perhaps it also connects us – people who care for heritage, we primarily love it, and therefore it enriches us as well.”

About Godparenting Lipizzan Foals

Godparenting allows individuals, families, and organizations to financially support the breeding and development of young Lipizzan foals. Godparents become part of the Lipizzaner family and are informed about the progress of their foals, and they also have the opportunity to visit the Lipica Stud Farm at any time and participate in numerous special events.

International Lipizzan Championship 2024

Successfully Concluded International Lipizzan Championship 2024

Between August 30 and September 1, 2024, the prestigious International Lipizzan Championship took place in the beautiful surroundings of the Lipica Stud Farm, attracting equestrian culture enthusiasts from all over the world. The event, under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, was a true opportunity to showcase the Lipizzan horse as a symbol of Slovenian and European equestrian heritage.

The exhibition brought together the finest Lipizzans from various countries, competing in different age and category classes. The audience had the chance to admire young and adult horses, judged based on type, movement, and overall impression. The climax of the event on Sunday saw the champions of the exhibition crowned, receiving prestigious awards, including trophies and a plaque for the best Lipizzan horse.

In addition to the competitive part of the program, the event featured a spectacular performance by the Lipica Riding School, impressing with the exceptional coordination between riders and Lipizzan horses. The exhibition was more than just a competition – it was also a space for connecting experts, breeders, and horse enthusiasts, and for preserving the rich cultural heritage.

The event was also successful in terms of attendance, as numerous visitors gathered in Lipica over the three days to admire these magnificent animals and enjoy the beauty of Lipica’s natural surroundings. The organizers expressed great satisfaction with the execution of the event and are already looking forward to future meetings.

 

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of this unforgettable event!

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The first foal of this year greets the world at the Lipica Stud Farm on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2024

At the Lipica Stud Farm, we are delighted with the birth of the first foal of this year. On Women’s Day, March 8, a little playful Neapolitano Dubovina XXXV came into the world. By June, another 27 foals will join the Lipizzan herd.

Little Neapolitano Dubovina XXXV, was born early in the morning, before sunrise. He quickly stood on his feet and began to drink his mother’s milk, now eagerly observing the world around him.

His well-being is constantly looked after by his mother 635 Dubovina XXXV. The father of the little colt is 562 Neapolitano Betalka XXVI, who will soon be admired by visitors to the Lipica Stud Farm in performances.

This year marks the third consecutive year that the first foal was born right on March 8, International Women’s Day.

The firstborn foal of this year’s generation, Neapolitano Dubovina, was born in the safe environment of the stables at Borjača, where all Lipizzan foals are born. Together with his mother, he will spend the first week in the birthing boxes, and then join the herd, which will be increasingly filled with playful foals and their caring mothers every day.

By the beginning of June, we expect a total of 28 foals in Lipica. Visitors will be able to first meet them in the courtyard of the stables at Borjača, and in the warm days of May also on the vast green pastures of Lipica.

The birth of foals is one of the most beautiful experiences for the employees at the Lipica Stud Farm, especially those who take care of them, and a motivation for further work.

The director of the Lipica Stud Farm, Mag. Tatjana Vošinek Pucer, accompanied the birth of the first foal of this year with the wish that, lively and playful – together with the Lipizzan foals – the awareness of the importance of the Lipica Stud Farm and our noble horses will grow.

Enrollment of Lipizzan breeding on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Lipica, 1. 12. 2022

The tradition of Lipizzan breeding was on the first of December 2022, enrolled on the UNESCO representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The tradition of Lipizzan breeding in all eight participating countries has been enrolled on the Representative List.

The partner countries are: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Lipizzan breeding still relies on principles dating back to the second half of the 18th century. Knowledge of breed development, expertise and practical experience are prerequisites for intentional breeding, daily practices and routines, skills and abilities of horse trainers, riders, carriage drivers, and breeding farriers, as well as training horses under saddle and in harness.

An important aspect related to these activities is the relationship between humans and horses, based on trust and partnership, in which the horse is treated as an equal partner or even a family member.

Lipizzan breeding still relies on principles dating back to the second half of the 18th century. Knowledge of breed development, expertise and practical experience are prerequisites for intentional breeding, daily practices and routines, skills and abilities of horse trainers, riders, carriage drivers, and breeding farriers, as well as training horses under saddle and in harness.

An important aspect related to these activities is the relationship between humans and horses, based on trust and partnership, in which the horse is treated as an equal partner or even a family member.

The breeding of Lipizzan horses involves knowledge and skills of horsemen, riders, carriage drivers, trainers, breeders, veterinarians, and others who actively participate in breeding.

Employees in state studs are the central carriers of the element. There are specific roles of employees in studs who are responsible for breeding, rearing, training, and education. They keep records, follow the purposes and methods of breeding, as well as traditional regulations and routines of studs that have been passed down for centuries.

Private breeders are organized in local, regional, or national breeder associations. Village communities also play an important role in implementing and transmitting the element. Entire families are involved in various aspects and stages of breeding and riding, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia.

The element also includes craftsmen (e.g. blacksmiths, saddlers, collar makers), various equestrian organizations closely connected to local communities, and involved in traditional festive and folk events.

Congratulations to all participants!

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Lipica, 1. 10. 2021

The bidding and horse sale process starts on 1 October 2021. Selection of a Lipizzan horse (from the first group of horses for sale) and the submission of bids will be carried out exclusively at https://www.lipicanec.si/en/. The sale is to be carried out through competitive bidding, or the horses are to be sold to the bidders who offer the highest price.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE BIDDING PROCESS – SALE

Friday, 1 October 2021

END OF THE BIDDING PROCESS – SALE (1st round)

Sunday, 31 October 20201, at 11 pm

PRESENTATION OF MARES AND YOUNG MARES & EVALUATION OF HORSES UNDER SADDLE (from the sales catalogue – first group)

Wednesday, 13, 20, 27 October from 9 am to 13 pm

Saturday, 16, 23, 30 October from 9 am to 13 pm

 

 

With the aim of preventing the spread of Covid-19 and taking care of the well-being of horses, the number of people at the visit to view and test an individual horse (per day) will be limited.

Please announce your visit by sending an email to info@lipicanec.si with the following information for each individual attendee:

  • Name and surname
  • Name and surname (accompanied by max 2 persons)
  • Address
  • Telephone number
  • Date of visit
  • A list of horses you are interested in.

Confirmation and the exact time of your visit will be sent to you by e-mail.

NOTE

Bids may be submitted via the online sales catalogue until 11 pm on Sunday, 31 October 2021. After this time, the online sales catalogue will be closed and the submission of bids will no longer be possible.

Additional information on the further procedure for purchasing a Lipizzan horse from Lipica, and the possible second sales round, is available at https://www.lipicanec.si/en/kobilarna-lipica/sales/sales-process.html .

We reserve the right to change the rules, process and conditions of sale of horses, as well as the right to withdraw an individual horse from sale in any round of the sale process.

In the event of additional measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we reserve the right to change the schedule and dates for viewing and testing horses

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Lipica, 1. 10. 2021

19. maja je minilo že 435 let, odkar je habsburški nadvojvoda Karel II, sin cesarja Ferdinanda I. Habsburškega, odkupil lipiško posest in s tem dejanjem postavil temelj kobilarne v Lipici.

V dneh po 435. obletnici tega pomembnega zgodovinskega dogodka se je začel projekt “Celovita obnova Kobilarne Lipica”, vreden 5,6 milijona evrov, ki pomeni nadaljevanje v letu 2014 začetega projekta »1. faza celovite ureditve območja Kobilarne Lipica: ureditev površin in objektov, povezanih z izvajanjem turističnih programov«.

Projekt “Celovita obnova Kobilarne Lipica” je največji projekt prenove v Kobilarni Lipica v zadnjih desetletjih in obenem tudi največji projekt prenove v evropskih državnih kobilarnah. 85 odstotkov denarja zanj bo Kobilarna Lipica pridobila iz evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj, 15 odstotkov pa bo zagotovila Republika Slovenija iz državnega proračuna.

Projekt obsega pet sklopov:

  • v sklopu A tega projekta bo prenovljena graščina – najstarejša stavba v Lipici, ki je v preteklosti služila kot upravna zgradba. Po obnovi bo namenjena prezentaciji zgodovine Lipice, z urejeno knjižnico in arhivom, v manjšem delu pa bo obdržala tudi svojo zgodovinsko vlogo,
  • v sklopu B bodo prenovljeni muzej kočij, kraška hiša in gostišče, v katerem bo zaživel muzej kulinarike,
  • sklop C bo obsegal revitalizacijo kulturne krajine s 14 posegi na krajinskih elementih,
  • sklop D bo obsegal prenovo javne razsvetljave, električnih vodov, svetil in konstrukcij za svetila, pa tudi gradnjo optičnega omrežja, ki bo v prihodnje omogočilo vpeljavo uporabe mobilne aplikacije za samostojne oglede lipiškega posestva,
  • sklop E bo obsegal obnovo čistilne naprave in komunalnih vodov.

Projekt, ki bo zaključen v jesenskih mesecih leta 2015, bo obiskovalcem odprl možnost povsem drugačnega doživljanja Kobilarne Lipica. Obiskovalci se bodo tako v Lipico vračali večkrat letno, mesečno ali tudi tedensko, saj ogledi ne bodo več vezani izključno na urnik ogledov, ampak se bodo obiskovalci individualno odločali, koliko časa se bodo zadržali na posameznih delih lipiškega posestva, kar jim bosta mobilna aplikacija in navigacija tudi omogočali.

S tem se bo odprla možnost oblikovanja integralnih turističnih produktov, obenem pa tudi dvig obsega in kakovosti storitev. Predvsem pa se bo koncept Kobilarne Lipica vrnil k svoji osnovni naravi.

OSNOVNI PODATKI O PROJEKTU:

  • naziv operacije: Celovita ureditev območja Kobilarne Lipica – III. faza (Lipica – Ureditev površin in objektov, povezanih z izvajanjem kulturno-turističnih programov),
  • pogodbena vrednost investicije: 5.644.225,91 €
  • višina sofinanciranja: 100 %
  • datum začetka investicije: 1. 12. 2014
  • datum zaključka investicije: 30. 11. 2015
  • kontaktna oseba, pooblaščena za posredovanje informacij: Bor Zgonc, E: bor.zgonc@lipica.org .

 

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In accordance with the Livestock Farming Act and secondary legislation regulating horse breeding, the Lipica Stud Farm in 2010 prepared amendments to the breeding programme for the Lipizzan breed, and renewed the acknowledged status of the breeding organisation of the Lipica Stud Farm holding the original studbook.

Inclusion in the breeding programme

By means of the Decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MKGP) from 13 December 2010, the amended breeding programme for the Lipizzan breed was confirmed, with the main change being that it included the entire population of Lipizzan horses in Slovenia. In accordance with this programme the studbook is held in two main parts – the first for the Lipica Stud Farm and the second for the Slovenian Lipizzaner Breeding Association (ZRLS). With the same Decision, the status of the Lipica Stud Farm as the acknowledged breeding organisation holding the original studbook for the Lipizzan breed, was reconfirmed for the subsequent five years (from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015).

With the Decision of the MKGP from 17 December 2010, the breeding programme for the Lipizzan breed was listed in the joint basic breeding programme in the field of horse breeding (for the same period), whereas with the Decision of the Minister of Agriculture from 20 December 2010, the Lipica Stud Farm was granted the concession for performing the public service of professional tasks in the field of livestock and horse breeding.

Find out more about the breeding programme:

Rejski program.pdf

 

 

 

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After 1947, the Lipica Stud Farm re-established its breeding activity, created a classical dressage riding school, and through the systematic use of the bred horses in harness, ensured that the horses’ working ability was tested in the traditional manner prevailing at the time.

The Lipizzan horse breed has a small and dispersed population, which is why it is considered extremely endangered, not only in terms of maintaining a satisfactory number of animals for the necessary genetic diversity, but particularly in terms of maintaining breed characteristics. This breeding programme therefore includes the cooperation of the Lipica Stud Farm with other stud farms in traditional horse breeding countries, and all other breeding organisations, in designing and implementing an internationally coordinated core breeding programme, based on the agreements concluded so far within the LIF and on the insights gained from the COPERNICUS project.

The breed is spread throughout the country, and in 18 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Australia.

 

 

 

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