Lipica is one of the main tourist centers of Slovenia's Karst region and it is known for the Lipica Stud Farm, the origin of which breed of horse closely associated with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, where they demonstrate the "haute école" or "high school" movements?
Lipizzan The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner (, Croatian: "Lipicanac" , Hungarian: "Lipicai" , Italian: "Lipizzano" , Slovene: "Lipicanec" ), is a breed of horse closely associated with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, where they demonstrate the "haute école" or "high school" movements of classical dressage, including the highly controlled, stylized jumps and other movements known as the "airs above the ground." The horses at the Spanish Riding School are trained using traditional methods that date back hundreds of years, based on the principles of classical dressage.
Riding Pony The Riding Pony was developed in the United Kingdom, and are now bred all over the world. The term is used to refer to as show ponies, divided into classes based on height and type, hunter classes, side-saddle and in hand classes. Generally speaking, where the term "riding pony" is used in a competition schedule it is accepted as referring to a show ponies, as hunter ponies have their own classes.