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to Mallorca and arenas built. The enthusiasm for these horses produced its own breed: the Mallorquin Trotter. 400 foals of this breed are born every year. Races are held on Sundays at the Hippodrome Son Pardó in Palma and the Hippodrome Manacor. The most important trotting race of the year is the ‘Gran Premi Nacional’, in which only three-year-old horses born in Spain that have never won a race before are allowed to take part. Trotting is calm and relaxed, symbolic of the Mallorquin attitude to life. One of the most up-to-date Hanoverian studs with selected blood lines was established at Finca Es Fangar in 2007. “Our dream is that one day some of our horses will take part in top-level dressage competitions,” says owner Sabine Eisenmann. Trained personnel are working towards this. Even the St John’s Wort oil used to treat any injuries the animals sustain is produced at the finca. What is unique is not only that these Hanoverian horses were born in Mallorca, but how they are reared. The emphasis is not exclusively on pairing selected blood lines, the aim is to breed a sport horse of sound and trustworthy character that is in tune with itself and its environment. The climate and space in Mallorca are ideal for this. The horses can spend 365 days a year growing up on some 200 hectares of pasture. The physical care and daily monitoring of each of the approximately 40 horses guarantee the optimum condition of the tranSlation: celia Moody breeding stock.
Haute École Horse breeding is an important industry in the Balearics
orse breeding in Mallorca is showing dynamic growth – in 2010, by some 300 percent. This has meant new jobs for farmers, grooms, vets and trainers. In Spain, horses from the very best breeds can fetch in excess of one hundred thousand euros. Traditionally, it is Pura Raza Española or Purebred Spanish Horses that are bred here. Their versatility and their good temperament
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make them well suited to haute école and bull fighting as well as to dressage and riding for recreation. Two further breeds, the Pura Raza Menorquina and Pura Raza Mallorquina, are very similar to one another. Only black horses are used for breeding. The Menorquina breed is trained in Minorcan dressage, which incorporates elements from haute école and Doma Vaquera. Throughout the world there are only around 1,700 of this breed. Trotting is the great Mallorquin passion. In 1908 the first trotting horses were introduced
Hanoverian Society 65 Hanoverian riding horses were sold at the 126th Elite Auction in Verden this year. A jumping stallion Senza Limiti fetched the highest price of 150,000 euros. The average price was 29,123.07 euros. An average price of 6,853 euros was paid for each of the 43 foals sold.