Origin: Denmark
Height: 14.2hh to 17hh
Uses: Riding horse, carriage horse, driving horse, jumping horse
*Knabstupper Horse Description:*
- Knabstrupper horses are easy to identify due to their distinct coat pattern which exhibits patches of leopard spots
- Their spots start off much smaller which grow larger as the foal ages up
History of Knabstrupper Horses:
- Knabstrupper horses date back 300 or more years when Frederick VI King of Denmark purchased four Spanish foals
- One named Flaebehoppen meaning Spotted Mare is believed to be a spotted foal of one of the four Spanish foals and is the dam line and matriarch of all Knabstrupper Horses
- Knabstrupper horses remained rare and were almost gone at one point
*Knabstrupper Horses Characteristics and Temperament:*
- Knabstrupper horses generally have good temperaments are easy to handle are intelligent and love companionship