Frederiksborger
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| Origin: | Denmark |
| Main breeding area: | Denmark |
| Distribution: | Denmark |
| Stick measure : | approx. 160 cm |
| Colors : | Almost exclusively foxes with light long hair and markings |
| Main application area: | Preservation breeding |
The Frederiksborger - also Fredriksborger - is an old Danish horse breed that has developed from a once coveted type to an endangered breed due to incorrect breeding activities.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
To the origins of the breed a strongly Spanish, Neapolitan baroque horse with high elegance; today the type of medium weight warm blood .
The slightly rammed head still has a noble expression and is carried by a high, sometimes short neck. The chest is broad, the usually steep and short shoulder merges into a flat instep , the back is sufficiently long and deep. The croup is straight and short. The limbs are correctly positioned, strong enough and have only a small amount of feathers.
interior
The action in the movements is usually higher and rounder in the Fredriksborger than in other modern sport horse breeds.
Breeding history
The breed originated in the Baroque era by crossing Spanish and Neapolitan stallions with mares of the light Danish country style. The primary aim of the Federiksborger was to breed a versatile riding and driving horse that was suitable both as a show horse for ceremonies and for military purposes. At that time, Fredriksborger, also known as the Dane, was a sought-after show horse at court ceremonies. About the white stallion Pluto , who was born in 1765, the Fredriksborg co-founder of the Lipizzaner and about the Danish mother of the Polkan co-founder of the Orlow trotter .
Fredriksborg Castle was built in 1560 and in 1562 King Frederik II of Denmark founded the Royal Stud in the nearby Esrom Monastery . As early as 1602, however, the stud was relocated to Sparepenge, where the head stable master Baron von Haxthausen was responsible for the quality of the breeding material. In 1720 the stud was relocated a second time, this time to Hillerödsholm. After the national bankruptcy of Denmark (1813), attempts were made to maintain the breed by rebreeding to medium-weight half-bloods. However, this failed because the breed lost its original character.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, various attempts have been made to regenerate the old breed type. However, due to the small remaining stocks, this turned out to be extremely difficult. At the beginning of the 21st century the Fredriksborger could not be fully consolidated again. According to estimates by a breeder, there are currently only about 50 horses (out of about 3000 Frederiksborgern) that are directly descended from the original type. Due to the still small number of breeding animals remaining, the breed is considered a genetic cultural asset of Denmark.
