This is about the Knaptrupper Horse
Name:Knabstrupper Horse
Lifespan:27.5 years
Height:15.2 to 16 hands
Price:$
Appearance:Well-balanced, big framed structure with an expressive face; small-eared, clear-eyed, relaxed attitude. Strong, well-built neck, sloping shoulders with a sturdy back. Their limbs are well defined, powerful and well-muscled ending in well-defined hooves; overall elegant appearance
Marking:Yes
Color:Solid to a full leopard spotted patterns on a white background with many variants in between; spots can be black, gray, bay or chestnut
Aptitude:Work, dressage, show jumping, general riding, carriage drawing, endurance, circus
Where From:Denmark
Ancient-Denmark-Rare
Facts:The Knabstrupper (pronunciation: nab-strup-er).
Like it was previously thought, the white base color of this breed has not developed by domestication. It rather belongs to the primeval colors.
The horse that was bought by Lunn was actually a mare that was left behind by the Spanish troops during the Napoleonic wars in 1808.
Super Fact:The spotted coats of these horses are actually caused by a genetic mechanism called the ‘leopard complex’.
Lifespan:27.5 years
Height:15.2 to 16 hands
Price:$
Appearance:Well-balanced, big framed structure with an expressive face; small-eared, clear-eyed, relaxed attitude. Strong, well-built neck, sloping shoulders with a sturdy back. Their limbs are well defined, powerful and well-muscled ending in well-defined hooves; overall elegant appearance
Marking:Yes
Color:Solid to a full leopard spotted patterns on a white background with many variants in between; spots can be black, gray, bay or chestnut
Aptitude:Work, dressage, show jumping, general riding, carriage drawing, endurance, circus
Where From:Denmark
Ancient-Denmark-Rare
Facts:The Knabstrupper (pronunciation: nab-strup-er).
Like it was previously thought, the white base color of this breed has not developed by domestication. It rather belongs to the primeval colors.
The horse that was bought by Lunn was actually a mare that was left behind by the Spanish troops during the Napoleonic wars in 1808.
Super Fact:The spotted coats of these horses are actually caused by a genetic mechanism called the ‘leopard complex’.