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Spanish Riding School Horses Off Sick
By Melanie Huggett
The Spanish Riding School (SRS) of Austria has been forced to cancel performances over the next two weekends because almost half of its 73 Lipizzaner horses have been sick.
Thirty of the 73 stallions have developed a cough over the past few weeks, Erwin Klissenbauer, Chief Financial Officer, told the Washington Post. Twenty are currently sick, while ten are better but needing additional rest.
Performance on Sunday, March 21, and the weekend of March 27 to 28 are cancelled. "We apologise for any inconvenience but must emphasize that the health and well-being of our Lipizzaners is our greatest priority," SRS posted on their website.
With files from the Washington Post and Spanish Riding School.
The Spanish Riding School (SRS) of Austria has been forced to cancel performances over the next two weekends because almost half of its 73 Lipizzaner horses have been sick.
Thirty of the 73 stallions have developed a cough over the past few weeks, Erwin Klissenbauer, Chief Financial Officer, told the Washington Post. Twenty are currently sick, while ten are better but needing additional rest.
Performance on Sunday, March 21, and the weekend of March 27 to 28 are cancelled. "We apologise for any inconvenience but must emphasize that the health and well-being of our Lipizzaners is our greatest priority," SRS posted on their website.
With files from the Washington Post and Spanish Riding School.
Tags: Cough, Equine News, Horse News, Lipizzaner, Performance, Sick, Spanish Riding School, Stallion, lipizzaner stallions sick
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Permalink Reply by Shirley on -
How many horses are in the school? Why is it only mentioning 30 of 73 'STALLIONS' have been or are sick?
I'm wondering why mares aren't mentioned or if there are mares in the school? -
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Permalink Reply by Gail Newman on -
Only the stallions perform in the Spanish Riding School. The mares play a super important role, though, as broodmares. Check out the gorgeous pictures of the breeding farm:
http://www.piber.com/index.php?id=306 -
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