!!!Haflinger, Kleinpferd

Haflinger Horse, small horse of compact build, name goes back to 
Hafling, a small village near Merano. After World War I high-quality 
breeding started in Austria, particularly in the Tyrol, in Vorarlberg 
and Carinthia. The Haflinger is 135-145 cm tall and weighs about 
350-400 kg; Haflingers are always chestnut with a flaxen tail and 
mane; they descend from small packhorses crossbred mainly with 
Norikers and Arabs. All of today´s Haflinger horses are 
descended from a sorrel half-breed stallion born in 1874, which 
explains their uniform colouring. The Haflinger is very sure-footed, 
does not shy and is very versatile in use. Originally bred as a 
workhorse for farm labour and the military, it is today also bred 
purely as a riding horse (Arabo-Haflinger, light breed).


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