Spotted horses have been known and highly prized. The Knabstrup is a spotted horse. They can be seen in Chinese art. Noriker blood is also in their veins. These horses date back to the time of the Napoleonic Wars. At that time, a mare knabstrup horse named Flaebehoppen who was an exceptionally fast horse with great indurance was held in possession of a butcher named Flaebe. Flaebehoppen was then owned by Judge Lunn and was bred with Fredericksborg horses. Then, there became a line of horses that were all spotted. The horses were called Knabstrups, which was named after Lunn's Estate. Because of the stiking markings, Knabstrups became popular circus horses. The breed is around 15.2hh-16hh. In other words, 60.8in-64in. They are mainly white with brown or black spots of varying sizes all over the body, head, and legs. Their mane and tail are usually sparse, like all spotted horses.



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