After a morning foray into Slovenia to find a supermarket, the afternoon was reserved for the Lipizzaner horses back in Slovenia. For €17 you get a guided tour of the Lipica stud farm and museum, plus a show at 3 pm where the horses are put through their paces. The history of breeding Lipizzaners at Lipica can be traced back as far as 1580 when an Austrian Archduke set up the farm in order to add Spanish and Arab blood to the strain first used by Romans for chariot racing. Currently there are about 300 horses at the farm and around 6,000 worldwide. This means Lipizzaners are an endangered species when it comes to the logistics of breeding pure thoroughbreds. Pay attention, we will be asking questions on our return!
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