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Beauty, Elegance and Spirit: Hungarian horse breeds   Hungarian horse breeding is flourishing again nowadays. Horse breeding associations guard the purity of breeding, quality and the retaining of the unique characteristic of certain breeds. Visiting stud farms makes a lively program among the equestrian offers.   The half-bred from Kisbér recalls the military riding horses of the last century: it is elegant in appearance, beautiful in carriage, intelligent, with a solid constitution and at the same time light in movement and easy to ride. This breed, coming close to the English thoroughbred, can be used with good results in all the fields of equestrian sports and it is especially favoured by hobby horse breeders and trail riders. Is there anybody who does not know the famous grey Lippizaners? This baroque-looking, extremely intelligent, tough breed justly has a good reputation in racing sport, proving the fact that classical appearance does not contrast with the demands set by modern sport competitions. The four-hundred-year-old Lippiza breed copes with the challenge of modern carriage competitions of today: it is proved by many Hungarian world championship medals. Breeding Lippizaners is the most popular in the environment of Szilvásvárad, in the northern-Hungarian Bükk mountains. Nonius breed was raised in the Mezohegyes Stud 160 years ago. This Hungarian breed is unique in its appearance all over the world. Its high neck-jointing and slightly round side-view of its head give this favoured breed of the horse-shows an impressive, baroque appearance. The admirers of the Arabs will definitely find pleasure in the Shagya Arab breed raised by the Bábolna and Radautz. It can be used as a carriage horse and also as a riding horse. Its aristocratic appearance, spirit and potentials makes it excellent equally for cross country and hunting rides. For the lovers of equestrian sports it is unnecessary to introduce the Furioso-North Star breed which was named after the two English thoroughbred stallions that founded it. The female line of the breed is more than 200 years old. The Furioso-North Star is a very stable horse, powerful and massive enough to complete any kind of transporting task in carriage, but it is also a favourite choice for hunts due to the nobility and movement of an English half-bred which qualities it has retained. Hungarian horse-breeding is praised by the all-time most famous race-horse, Kincsem, the miraculous, unconquerable mare. Between 1876 and 1879 she run 54 races at Europe’s biggest race courses and won on each occasion. The champion of Epsom Derby, Kisbér; the Bábolna-bred Imperiál; the record-holders of trotting races, Baka and Elly; along with the great world championships winner carriage horses all deserve fame.                                                                Printable version Equestrian Nation Hungarian Horses

Castles and taste of wines ride & 5th Equestrian National Festival 2009        Great Plain on horseback & the World Pairs Driving Championship 2009

Trail ride in the wildly romantic Bakony Hills        Equestrian weekend in the Bakony Hills

Trail ride around medieval castles in Balaton region        Spa relaxation and riding        Castle and Lipizzaner trail ride        Family ride at the ancient village Ópusztaszer