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AnnaCrew
Jul. 10, 2009, 07:29 AM
Yesterday I had a nice trip abroad - to Lithuania, Nemunas stud farm. (My vet needed to pick up her mare that was there for a month, and invited me along).

They mostly breed TR horses there. I had fantastic day there, cuddling about 500 horses :) So if you like to see Lithuanian horses, here is link from yesterday's trip.
http://s450.photobucket.com/albums/qq222/ozolkalni/09-07-09nemunas/?start=20

They also have some Lithuanian draft horses - huge and sweet creatures.

My biggest surprise was the temperament of their horses - TR are famous to be HOT, but their horses - all kissy and cuddly, looking for humans.

Their pastures are huge, we were driving along in 4X4 looking for one herd or another, and as horses spotted us, they run instantly to meet and greet.

I was impressed as they do have about 500 horses in huge areas there, and I expected their horses be much wilder, but no. Last year they had 70 foals, this year - 60 foals, and their prices are friendly, a reason to drool and dream... :)

BravAddict
Jul. 10, 2009, 08:41 AM
By TR you mean Trakehner, right? They certainly are lovely - distinctly eastern-flavored, to be sure. I don't find that hot means unfriendly :) It just means..hot! Thanks for sharing the pictures. We don't hear a lot about Lithuanian breeding. They have their own riding horse registry, don't they?

cheekyhorse
Jul. 10, 2009, 10:05 AM
my Trakehners are all kissy and cuddly too. I have a few that are hot, but most of mine I find on the lazy side. ;)

trakmom
Jul. 10, 2009, 10:50 AM
Does the Nemunas stud farm have a web site or how does one get in contact to buy one of their horses?

AnnaCrew
Jul. 10, 2009, 12:19 PM
About their website I actually do not know but if you would be interested, I can find some contact e-mails and phone numbers, my vet sure has some direct ones.

I also am not sure about their own registry - how I understood, they are part of German TR register so they are accepted by German TR org.

The majority of buyers are Germans and Norwegians according what they told us during the trip. At least I know that one dealer is going each year and picks up a lot of 6 mo old foals.

Here is one link with contacts
http://www.trk-base.com/horse.php?screen=1&id=16399

AnnaCrew
Jul. 10, 2009, 02:43 PM
Was just reading and see - Horalas is from there
http://www.pacintgen.com/horalas.htm

Horalas sire, Veimaras, currently is here, in Latvia, and I'm tempted :) I had never been great fan of TR, but now... drooling.