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.

Lipica Stud Farm has hosted one of the first recreative running events of this season - the Karst Half Marathon. You can check photos here.

On Sunday, 19th March at 15.00, the most beautiful Lipizzaner stallions will perform at the tourist season’s opening performance of Lipica Classical Riding School. On the reins of the riders of Lipica Stud Farm accompanied by music, they will present the elements of classical dressage that always impress spectators.

On Saturday, 4th March, Lipica Stud Farm hosted the regular annual general meeting of the Slovenian Lipizzaner Breeding Association, which connects private breeders of Lipizzaner horses in Slovenia.

The story of small Pluto, the first Lipizzaner foal from private breeding, which was after a long period accepted into the valuable Lipizzaner herd of Lipica Stud Farm, also enthused the popular singer Samuel Lucas.

From the 20th to the 24th of September, Lipica Stud Farm is going to proudly host one of the largest and most important equestrian competitions in the world – the World Driving Championship for Pairs 2017. More than 65 drivers with approximately 200 top competition horses from more than 20 world countries will compete over four days of this attractive adrenaline competition.