Ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to see the Lipizzaner Stallions.  I found out they were coming to town from A Day’s Outing’s weekly outings guide, Go Floyd. Even with all the outings that I review each week, I hadn’t seen this one and I was thrilled that my own Go Floyd guide let me know they were coming.

We went on a Friday night with our children and their grandparents. The horses were amazing and the music was beautiful.  I especially liked that the announcer told us about the history of the horses, their Spanish ancestry and the story of the royal stud farm were they were first bred, Lipizza, dating back to 1562.  The audience was also told about the finer points of dressage and the training the stallions undergo to enhance their natural movements. My son said that it looked like the horses were doing ballet.  While my daughter thought it was more like tap dancing.

Before the performance, I knew very little about the Lipizzaner Stallions accept that they were beautiful.  After everything I learned during the show, I now appreciate them so much more.

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