Meeting of the LIF October 25, 2013 at National State Studfarm Szilvasvarad - Hungary:

Over time the AG of LIF having gradually evolved into a company controlled by the State Stud of Austria / Hungary / Slovenia and Slovakia ( the former empire ) this organization seems unbalanced because there are many more horses Lipizzan in private hands.

There is also a disparate presence and increasing complexity in each country with all the emergence of several dissident organizations. Reports of the delegates are instructive :

    - Norway: there are more stud book . Are represented by Sweden, itself with dissidents .

    - UK: a private breeder establishes itself its own passports .

    - Belgium: the organization no longer meets nor works. Several horses are registered in Holland. A large number of horses is in France or in other regions although registered in Belgium .

    - Netherlands : absent , internal  problem of personalities.

    - Austria: a dissident organization

   - Germany: an important part of farmers -30 - disagree with the organization in place, and decided to register their horses in Slovenia , who accepted.

    - USA: 3 different associations and no delegate at LIF .

    - Switzerland : no participation in the LIF

    - Australia: two competing organizations in place. Many difficulties.

    - Italy : absent for years.

The remaining countries are structured :

    - Hungary: with 300 independent farmers in the same association. Excellent results in the world driving championship in pair .

       - Romania: 125 members and just over 800 Lipizzaner horses ( foals only 45 this year against 100 usually: crisis . . )

        - Slovenia: around Lipica; this year with excellent results in driving .

        - Serbia: with essentially one big private breeder .

SPECIAL CASES

CHILE: an institution " Fundacion Chile lipizzana " was created in Tronador - 1000 kms south of Santiago- with state-funded and private sponsors and based on a cultural project DOCTRINE - respect for the Classical Riding taught especially La Guérinière . From this approach Chilean riders sought the horse that best fit for teaching classical riding in Chile and were naturally inclined to the Lipizzaner horse. They bought 30 stallions from Piber . Their facilities are exceptional ( 3 large Swarovski chandeliers in the main arena ) a considerable investment.

FRANCE : After having badly denigrated the LIF, the AFL probably worried that the French Lipizzaner has been represented by the FFL for 4 years , has decided to submit an application claiming that it was the only official organization recognized today by the French administration . The Board of LIF - in unacceptable conditions - decided to grant this crisis of authority and therefore removed your Federation despite the protests of several other delegations. We do not care, actually, because

the whims of some power should not be confused with the desire to promote the Lipizzaner horse that has conducted FFL since the beginning. Unfortunately the AFL joined the LIF at a bad time given the situation described above even though the interests of private breeders should be better heard and respected , especially in a Europe of Brussels who must bring order in the this anarchy , especially for a race in danger.

FFL committed to initiatives - in conjunction with other foreign groups - and we'll talk about it. The goal remains the same: to raise awareness of this beautiful horse everywhere and by all, regardless of the obstacles invented by those who remained turned to a sterile past .