St-Leonhard's Ride- for all horse lovers

[Barbara]

St Leonhard is said to be the patron of the cattle. But as with many saints he graced an older custom of pagan origin.

At his day in some towns in Austria and Southern Germany there is a procession of horses and horses and carriage that is called St Leonhard’s ride.

These pictures are from Wartenberg where my mom lives. It was drizzling and rather cold but we loved to see all the beautiful horses – I think there must have been 60-70, one even was a carriage with six but I didn’t get a decent picture of it. Amber, my mom’s dachshund barked only at the smaller ponies- she thought they were big dogs and she always has to tell the big dogs their place

I loved especially the cold blood horses. Everyone has tractors now so you don’t see them so often but they are so gorgeous.

Enjoy!




Riders at the top of the march



Southern German Cold blood



The same, now walking



Haflinger- an Alpine race



Haflinger carriage-and-four

>>>>more to come

[Barbara]

Haflinger with the harvest crown carriage



Beautiful white horse



Pony with sulky



My favorites: big black and white cold blood horses

[Miss Z]

Those pictures were great, I'd have loved to have been there! And I'm with you, I can't get enough of big, beautiful piebald cobs

Thanks so much for sharing

[Sonia59]

They are beautiful! I love exhibitions with horses

[Edwina's Secretary]

Whawt fun!

Is this...


horse's mane BRAIDED to create the scarf on his neck??? How cool...oh....and the Ugg boots on the legs....SO fashionable!

The white horse is also a beauty!

[Killearn Kitties]

Is this horse's mane BRAIDED to create the scarf on his neck???

Is it? I thought that was some kind of headscarf! Good grief, I wonder how long that takes?

What lovely horses, but you don't have any pictures of Amber? Shame on you, Barbara!

[flamepony12]

Wow, that looks fun! Great pictures!

oh....and the Ugg boots on the legs....SO fashionable!

where are the Ugg boots? XD