This is about the Noriker
Name:Noriker Horse
Lifespan:20-30 years +
Height:15 h.h.
Price:3k to 20k +
Appearance:Moderately heavy stature; low center of gravity; dry, type head; convex profile; small ears; short back; small hooves; strong neck; visible musculature; long, well positioned shoulder; broad and deep chest; muscular croup; short legs; strong, clean joints; minimum feathering, bushy mane.
Markings:Yes
Colors:Bay,black and chestnut are the basic coat colors, they also appear in a variety of other striking colors like roan,blue roan, overos,tobianos as well as the spotted leopard complex.
Aptitude:Work, dressage, hunting, general riding, parade, racing, jumping, endurance, vaulting and polo.
Facts:The Noriker horse, also called the Norico-Pinzgauer and historically known as the Pinzgauer horse, is a moderately heavy Austrian draught horse breed.
Noriker is a coldblood horse known for being agile, powerful, and strong.
Today's breeding of the Noriker was based on five distinct bloodlines; they are the Volcano, Nero, Diamand, Schaunitz, and Elmar. The goal was produce a heavier set horse, but not too large. Rather it was to be a low set sturdy work horse.
Super Fact:At one point there was a heavier alpine Noriker horse type; it made the ideal horse for carriages, riding, and work horses for knights, farmers, and merchants of the Middle Ages. These horses came about due to horses being raised in a constantly changing climate, landscape, ground, and performing different tasks on farms.
Lifespan:20-30 years +
Height:15 h.h.
Price:3k to 20k +
Appearance:Moderately heavy stature; low center of gravity; dry, type head; convex profile; small ears; short back; small hooves; strong neck; visible musculature; long, well positioned shoulder; broad and deep chest; muscular croup; short legs; strong, clean joints; minimum feathering, bushy mane.
Markings:Yes
Colors:Bay,black and chestnut are the basic coat colors, they also appear in a variety of other striking colors like roan,blue roan, overos,tobianos as well as the spotted leopard complex.
Aptitude:Work, dressage, hunting, general riding, parade, racing, jumping, endurance, vaulting and polo.
Facts:The Noriker horse, also called the Norico-Pinzgauer and historically known as the Pinzgauer horse, is a moderately heavy Austrian draught horse breed.
Noriker is a coldblood horse known for being agile, powerful, and strong.
Today's breeding of the Noriker was based on five distinct bloodlines; they are the Volcano, Nero, Diamand, Schaunitz, and Elmar. The goal was produce a heavier set horse, but not too large. Rather it was to be a low set sturdy work horse.
Super Fact:At one point there was a heavier alpine Noriker horse type; it made the ideal horse for carriages, riding, and work horses for knights, farmers, and merchants of the Middle Ages. These horses came about due to horses being raised in a constantly changing climate, landscape, ground, and performing different tasks on farms.