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"Vintage" Knabstrupper Photos; Cool!

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As some of you know, I work at a place that was, once upon a time, a world-renowned Appaloosa breeding farm. The glory days are over, most of the horses are sold, and I have been given the task of sorting through all of the old office files, separating trash and treasure. One thing I found, amidst all of the stacks of stallion reports and ancient sales brochures, was a request from a Knabstrupper farm for some leopard Appaloosas (from the 70's, I think). They wanted to export them for outcrossing, and they had very specific requirements about the horses' coat pattern, among other things. I don't recall where the farm was based--perhaps the Netherlands somewhere? I could be wrong. I don't know whether they ever bought any horses from my boss, but I don't believe they did. Perhaps the colors in the pedigree were unsatisfactory, or import costs too high, or any of a myriad of factors.

They sent along, with their request, photos of three horses to show exactly the type and color they were searching for. I love these pictures. The horses are neat, but most interesting of all is the riders' garb and the, well, creative interpretation of Western tack. See for yourself.

First is a mare called Taronga, if I deciphered the handwriting correctly. Next is a mare called Balu. The last is a stallion named--wait for it--Poco Bueno. I was able to track him down and find the name listed in quite a few Knabstrupper pedigrees, but if there was anything about his individual achievements, it was all in Danish and I couldn't read it.

If anyone has any information about these horses, it would be interesting to hear!
 

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Hey Bubba are you looking for specific info on the three horses in the photos or info on the Knabstrupper breed itself?
 
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I don't know much about them, but my previous trainer had three, now two.
One she somehow aquired. Was looking for a horse for a student and turned up at this yard, her horse had been but to sleep recently.

This guy was like 'come look at my stallion' and she admired him, and somehow took him home.
Put him in the box, he broke the door down and gallopped off, so they put him in a field whilst they fixed the door, he leapt it and burgered off. She was due to go on holiday in a week. So, she called her vet (the horse was 8) to castrate. Took him on holiday.

The previous owner then phoned her to check up and said, please promise me two things firstly, do not breed from him- he has a 'fault' within the line and passing it down would be awful. and two, do not castrate him. All she said ' I will not breed from him!'

Took her to M dressage/jumping. Stunning horse, now 20yrs old and semi retired, but she swears by the breed.

The pictures above are stunning, they truly are the dalmations of the horse world!
 
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I love old photos, they're usually very interesting to come across- human curiosity I suppose. Not sure if the horse in the first and second pic are the same, but I really like the one in the second pic, I haven't ever seen one that looks like him! Beautiful :) What I wouldn't give for a chance to ride him just one time. Thank you for sharing.
 
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I was just getting ready to throw the original photos out, since no one really has any use for them anymore, when I--duh--turned them over and found the old contact information there. "Askman's Knabstupper Stutteri, Daugaard, Denmark." Huh. Google turns up nothing, so they're either gone or they changed the name. But if anyone in the future looks up the name, at least they'll be directed to this thread and these photos!
 
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Bubba13 -

If you want to contact me direct, it would be appreciated. The KNN (the Knabstrupper registry in Denmark) would love to get copies of some of what you have access to for their archives!

The horses are Balo (KNN 1080), Taronga (KNN 1079) and Poco Bueno (KNN 35). They belonged to Svend Aage Askmann in Daugaard (Denmark). He was a member in the beginning of KNN's early days.

 
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While I am somewhat quarter horse retarded, isn't Poco Bueno a huge name in the qh world? It's not like it would've been a common name back then, right? Why would there be two stallions with the same name but different breeds? Is there a link between this stallion and the qh stallion named Poco Bueno?
 
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Horses of all breeds often get named the same and with no relation to each other of any kind. There is no link between a Knab stallion and a QH stallion, the breeds are completely unrelated. Whoever named him probably just liked the name. I do know that the owners did move to Spain at some point, so a name like that would have been something they might have had an affinity for.
 
#18 ·
I think I found Balu's pedigree
Balu Spotted
I may be wrong, but it is an appy colored mare. Thing is, that the birth date is 1996.
I found Poco Bueno's pedigree and put the description in google translate, here it is

Poco Bueno KNN 35 Born: 7 July 1967 At: Christina Grønning Overby Heldum Lemvig Owner Ove F. Østergaard Stud Silver Fjord School 9283 Mou H. Description: White with black spots (full relief) Dimensions: 161 - 152 - 176 to 21 cm. Voted 1972 I kl. B
 
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Hello,
I've got a Knabstrupper mare. She is now seven years old and especially her character makes her exraordinary loveable! Unfortunately her colour is not the typical one (she has only a few spots) I'm very happy that I've chosen this breed! (Is it right to writ its or hers?)
Another "special" of them is the eyes of them, they are kind of human eyes!
 
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Oh, I did, trust me. I had to just stop looking at photos. Threw away a bunch of old sales brochures, too--can't believe the family didn't want them for sentimental reasons. But if they couldn't be bothered to care, I didn't want to go contacting the ApHC without their permission. A lot of history lost and forgotten... :(

I started working here long after the glory days, so I didn't even realize the impact the place had made until much later. How strange to think that the same sorts/types/bloodlines of horses who sold for $2,000-$10,000 25 years ago were being given away or sold for peanuts this past summer. Things sure change.
 
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