6 / Sport and Trail Magazine
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or every lover of horses, there is that one fantasy stirring within our imaginations of a favorite breed, a special look, a specific type of horse that has lingered in our souls since childhood. For some it may be that blissful black stallion galloping across the pristine beach of a deserted island. For others, it may be the feathered magnificence of a massive black steed ridden by knights of old. The dreams may vary, but anyone might be tempted by the magical manes and mighty, thundering hooves of a very special breed, the Noriker.
galloping across the pristine beach of a deserted island. For others, it may be the feathered magnificence of a massive black steed ridden by knights of old. The dreams may vary, but anyone might be tempted by the magical manes and mighty, thundering hooves of a very special breed, the Noriker.
massive black steed ridden by knights of old. The dreams may vary, but anyone might be tempted by the magical manes and mighty, thundering hooves of a very special breed, the Noriker.
The breed, considered one of the oldest mountain draft horses in Europe, originated in the foothills of the highest Austrian mountains