Leonberger horse market
The Leonberg Horse Market is an annual folk festival in Leonberg that has been taking place since 1684. The main day is the second Tuesday in February.
history
The first horse market was originally scheduled for 1768 when Duke Karl Eugen bought 24 horses at the Leonberger Roßmarkt , which his adjutant noted in a diary published in 1911. In 1920 the 150th anniversary was celebrated and the counting continued from then on. However, it was known from research by the Stuttgart historian Ernst since 1930 that the first horse market took place in 1684; but it was assumed that the market would then fail accordingly. In 2013, however, the historian Ina Dielmann proved on the basis of old documents that it did not take place only eight times: in 1911, 1915, 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1966 because of foot and mouth disease , in 1942 and 1945 because of the Second World War . The count was adjusted in 2014, and in 2017 the horse market took place for the 326th time.
The horse market was introduced in 1684 in "trangseelig and gelklemmen times", combined with a cattle and grocer's market. In 1865 King Karl attended the "Bauernfest". 50 horses were sold in 1734 and 200 in 1840. In 1871 the date was finally changed to the second Tuesday in February. In 1878 a dog market became an integral part of the breeder Heinrich Essig . In 1914, Crown Prince Albrecht visited the horse market when a horse award ceremony took place for the first time. The motif of the poster for the anniversary celebration in 1920 - a horse, a farmer and a Leonberger dog - is the logo of the event today. In the 1920s, the horse market was expanded to include a pageant, horse shows and rides . In 1958, the Abele family of butchers established the tradition of the Altststadtkeller. After only ten horses were left on the market square in 1973, an expense allowance was introduced. In 1976 80-100 horses were traded again.
program
On Friday there will be a seminar for therapeutic riding in the Tilgshäusle riding center . In the evening there is a horse market disco in the town hall.
The highlight on Saturday is a show by the riding clubs in the riding center. In the evening a Perdemarkt party with live music will be held in the stone gym.
On Sunday, since the horse market falls during Shrovetide , a Guggenmusiktreffen has been taking place on the market square for several years with the town hall storm . In the old equestrian stadium there is an award ceremony for small horses with a show program and a team competition , and the Leonberg dogs are exhibited and demonstrated. There is a flea market in the town hall. On the occasion of the market, the shops are open on this day .
On Monday there will be a seminar for riding instructors in the equestrian center in the morning and a hippological conference in the afternoon in the town hall , at which celebrities from the equestrian sport will give lectures.
On Tuesday, the main day, there is a Hocketse in the stone gym and in the fire station , and there is a grocer's market in Steinstrasse . The traditional horse trade takes place early in the morning on the market square . Later, the large horses are awarded in the equestrian stadium and a team competition is held. The highlight is the large parade in the afternoon with around 100 floats and groups.
Vaulted cellars are traditionally served in the old town on the horse market days. An amusement park is set up for the duration of the festival . A model railway, postage stamp and art exhibitions are also presented as part of the horse market. Theater performances and sports demonstrations complete the program.
Web links
- Leonberg horse market on the website of the city of Leonberg
- The Leonberger horse market as an economic policy measure on a journey through time BB
Individual evidence
- ↑ In one year from the 242nd to the 323rd horse market? Website of the city of Leonberg, accessed on March 18, 2017.