The horses have shipping boots on their legs, they are protection. They horses spend a lot of their time in the trailers traveling and those offer support and protection.

One horse has a braided tail and mane. He is the Andalusian stallion for their show. He shows off the spanish "dancing". The Lipizzaner is a desecendant of the Andalusian, Barbs (Arabian type horses), and Berbers.

For those who don't know about them, the Lipizzaner horses come from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna Austria. They do the "airs above the ground", the "mounted quadrille", and make great dressage horses. They were also the horses saved by General Patton during WWII when he sent American troops in to rescue the breeding mares over enemy lines.

Breed History for any interested:

http://www.uslr.org/LipizzanBreedHistory.htm

Youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3wmWT-sb8