The beautiful white Lipizzaner horses are widely recognised as Austria’s ambassadors of the equestrian world. Performing haute ecole to classical music, these magnificent animals have entranced international audiences for decades. Tracing their ancestry from their birth at Lipizza to their present homes in Austria and Slovenia, The White Horses of Lipizza  illustrates how their strength and endurance have ensured their long term survival.

However, there was a time when their future was uncertain and their name unknown outside Austria. These creatures of immeasurable grace and stature have had a long and troubled past. The White Horses of Lipizza chronicles these times, including one of their darkest periods - not just for the Lipizzaner, but for the whole of Europe – the bombing of Vienna during the Second World War. One breeder has said, “To know the history of the Lipizzaner is to know the history of Europe.”

The White Horses of Lipizza explains how these horses came into being and takes the reader through the centuries to the present day and explores some of the challenges they now face.

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