Today, the traditional international dressage competition FEI CDI3*–W/ CDIJ/CDIY/CDICh/CDIP/CDIYH, the World Cup of dressage, is starting at Lipica Stud Farm.

The most beautiful Lipizzaner horses of Lipica Stud Farm and the Slovenian Association of Lipizzaner Breeders were the stars of the Day of the Lipizzaner, which took place yesterday, 21 May, organised to celebrate the 437th anniversary of both the Lipizzaner breed and Lipica Stud Farm.

On Sunday, 21 May, the most beautiful Lipizzaners of Lipica Stud Farm and the Slovenian Lipizzaner Breeding Association will be the main stars of the Day of the Lipizzaner celebration, which is a tribute to the Lipizzaner’s and Lipica Stud Farm’s 437th birthday.

On Saturday, 13 May, on Grand Square in Trieste, our elegant white Lipizzaners from Lipica Stud Farm joined the celebration of the 300th birthday of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa, where numerous visitors admired the Lipizzaner tandem carriage.

With the Alpe Adria Dressage Qualifier the previous weekend, this year’s equestrian competitions at Lipica Stud Farm began. In a relaxed atmosphere and mostly sunny weather, 44 riders from Slovenia, Italy, Austria, and Croatia with 47 horses performed at the Lipica hippodrome.

Alpe Adria Dressage Trophy Qualifier runs from Friday 5 May to Sunday 7 May and will be the first in a series of equestrian competitions at Lipica Stud Farm in 2017. Here, the youngest and aspiring riders in the A category will perform, followed by more challenging tasks up to the S category.

Yesterday, on 25 April, elegant white Lipizzaners entertained guests from China. Among them was Sally, Miss Tourism of China and film actress.

Just before the Easter holidays the first foal of 2017 was born at Lipica Stud Farm. This is brown Slava, a small and playful filly, which was named after her mother 641 Slava XVI, as has been the tradition for Lipizzaner fillies for centuries.

The foal Pluto, who is the best assessed Lipizzaner foal in Slovenian private breeding, experienced a very special surprise for his birthday.

From the 20th to 24th of September this year, Lipica Stud Farm will be the proud host to one of the largest and most important equestrian competitions in the world – the 2017 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs.