Hřebčín in Kladruby nad Labem in Pardubice ended the riding season today. Dozens of horses and riders went on Hubert’s ride today. The action refers to hunting hunts and parforce hunts, or hunts. It bears the name of Hubert, the patron saint of hunting. Stud director Jiří Machek told ČTK.
The ride, like every year, started at noon in the courtyard of the stud farm. The participants were divided into three riding lots, or groups. Some were on horseback, others were in carriages and one excursion car. Altogether there were about forty horses and seven dozen people. The riders on the horses were in company uniform, the people in the carriages were in civilian clothes.
“This is a ride through the countryside, we drive through the Mošnice park, through the central meadows and pastures to the Hrebčín forest, where we complete the jumps. After a snack, we head to the Hrebčín stud farm and Kurko’s lake, the climax of the ride is at the racetrack,” said Machek.
Each lot is led by a so-called master, who chooses a suitable route for his group and monitors how its members manage everything. People who came to watch could watch the start of the ride and the departure, as well as the jumps and the run through Kurk’s pond, which is an attractive part of the event. The finale also took place with the participation of the audience at the racetrack, where the hunt for the fox tail, called halali, took place. The group always set off trying to get the tail suspended over the obstacle.
Hřebčín in Kladruby is a tourist attraction visited by 48,000 people in 2022. It was a similar amount last year. He expects more visitors this year.
Hřebčín in Kladruby breeds Old Kladruby whites, in Slatiňany he has crows. Kladruby baroque horses were bred for ceremonial purposes, they are the only original breed in the Czech Republic.
In 2002, the breeding herd of white bears with the entire stud complex became a national cultural monument. Since 2019, the landscape for the breeding and training of ceremonial carriage horses in Kladruby has been included in the UNESCO list.
Source: www.tyden.cz
