Kinsky horse
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| Origin: | Bohemia |
| Main breeding area: | Czech Republic |
| Distribution: | very low |
| Stick measure : | 158-175 cm |
| Colors : | Isabelles and Fallows |
| Main application area: | Equestrian sport |
The Kinsky horse (also Equus Kinsky , Chlumetzer and Bohemian Hunter ) is a horse of the type of a light warmblood horse , which was bred in its country of origin Bohemia in today's Czech Republic until the middle of the twentieth century and was represented there as the predominant breed .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The desired breeding colors of the Kinsky horse are Isabelles and Fallows, but there are also molds, black horses, foxes, browns and colors such as Cremello, Perlino and Smoky Cream. All colors have an intense sheen, so that the animals appear almost golden in their fur. Kinsky horses are medium-sized, harmoniously built, noble warm-blooded animals with a high proportion of whole blood. A noble head with friendly eyes sits on the curved neck. The physique is stable. The muscular croup is slightly sloping, the tail set low. The legs are characterized by strong joints and good bone strength. The gold-colored horses have a silky, shiny, fine and soft coat.
interior
The Kinsky horse has a balanced temperament. This noble sport horse and is suitable for recreational and competitive athletes. It is also considered an attractive, reliable and sociable riding and driving horse.
Breeding history
The history of the Kinsky horse is very closely related to the history of the family of Count Kinsky linked: the first mention of the race term Kinsky horse or the protected name Equus Kinsky dates back to 1838. This year founded Octavian Count Kinsky in Chlumec the Kinsky horse breeding. Before that, the horses he bred were only referred to as Count Kinsky's special horses. Most of the Count Kinsky family has been breeding thoroughbred horses for horse races very successfully for decades according to their own ideas.
It is said that Count Kinsky founded the Kinsky horse breed because the Jockey Club refused to register an Isabel-colored foal on the grounds that this color has never existed in a thoroughbred. This refusal made Count Kinsky start his own stud book .
The breeding of the Kinsky horse was almost entirely absorbed by the Czech warmblood at the end of the 20th century . The Kinsky horse is now (2004), with fewer than 1000 specimens worldwide, as threatened with extinction and one of the rarest horse breeds in the world. Breeding is carried out at the Czech stud farm Ostrov near Písek , and Czech private breeders continue to try to keep the Kinsky horse as a breed and to continue to breed according to the original characteristics.
The Czech Republic has recognized that the breed is worth preserving as a cultural asset and has put a stop to its extinction by ordinance, but there is no grant or financial support for the keeping, maintenance or further breeding of Kinsky horses.
Another problem with maintaining this breed in the country of origin is that the good horses are sold abroad. Resourceful dealers, including from Germany, offer poor Czech breeders a lot of money for their means. This sale also reduces the already very small gene pool .
