HORSE SHOW
Experience the magic of the Puszta!
HORSE SHOW DATES
HORSE SHOW PROGRAMME
NIGHT-TIME HORSE SHOW WITH WITCH DANCE AND CAMPFIRE
The programme of the horse show
A day in the heart of the Puszta.
Arrival at the car park of the Új Tanyacsárda. Guests are welcomed by horsemen, followed by a walk to the csarda’s courtyard.
Guests are offered freshly baked scones and pálinka (Hungarian brandy) under the walnut tree. Afterwards, everyone gets on a horse-drawn carriage, and the carriage ride through the puszta begins, among the sand dunes of the Great Plain (15 minutes).
Horse-drawn carriage ride, then walk to the grandstand. Horse show.
Programme:
- Procession and presentation of the Lipizzaner stallion
- Parade of performers, welcoming of guests
- Demonstration by the Puszta Five
- Various skill demonstrations by the horsemen: laying a horse down, mounting, whip-cracking, horsemen’s race
- Four-in-hand obstacle driving
- Donkey training
- A fun competition involving the guests: knocking down bottles with a ringed whip
- Visit to the stables
- Walk to the Racka sheep flock and the Hungarian Grey cattle.
At the end of the show, a walk to the restaurant.
It makes it easier to explain the programme as the group’s tour guide or our stud manager uses a microphone to provide details of the demonstration.
The location of the horse show
The Hungarian Puszta, live.
The location of the horse show is a sandy area, on one side of which stands a modern, thatched-roof grandstand capable of accommodating 300 people at a time.
On the csarda’s property, guests can also get to know native Hungarian animals: here they can see grey cattle, Racka sheep and donkeys; in the poultry yard, turkeys, ducks and guinea fowl; and in the aviary, various other bird species can be found.
Upon special request, we are happy to welcome you at any time.
A night-time horse show with witch’s dance and a campfire.
The earth trembles,
the night glows!
The buses are stopped by horsemen carrying torches. We offer freshly baked scones with crackling and pálinka to the arriving guests. The guests get into horse-drawn carriages and are driven to the grandstand under the moonlight.
The lights come on, the music starts, and the horse show begins.
• the introduction and presentation of the Lipizzaner stallion
• the parade of performers, welcoming the guests
• Performance by the Puszta Five
• Various skill demonstrations by the horsemen: laying a horse down, mounting, cracking a whip, donkey training
The lights go out, and the campfires blaze. The witches arrive in a horse-drawn cart. A witch’s dance on broomsticks, followed by a gypsy dance.
A fun competition involving the guests, knocking down bottles with a ringed whip, followed by visiting the stables and a walk to see the racka sheep and Hungarian grey cattle.
The recommended start time for the programme is 09:30pm. The show can be combined with a dinner accompanied by Gypsy music at the Old or New Tanyacsárda, with a recommended start time of 08:00pm.
The Tanyacsarda’s herd of horses
The Hungarian Puszta, live.
There are currently 110 horses and foals at the Tanyacsárda stud farm. In terms of breed, they are Lipizzaner and Hungarian half-breeds, though the majority belong to the Lipizzaner breed. An average of 15 foals are born each year.
The origins of the Lipizzaner horse:
A breed dating back more than 430 years. It was bred during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on the orders of Archduke Charles II, in Lipica, in what is now Slovenia. The aim here was to breed a horse of exceptional quality and robust constitution for the imperial court, one that embodied splendour and wealth in every respect.
There are eight bloodlines: Pluto, Conversano, Favory, Maestoso, Neapolitano, Siglavy Capriola, Incitato and Tulipan.
Characteristics:
Its colour is predominantly grey, but black and bay varieties also occur. It does not occur in any other colour! Over more than four centuries, the Lipizzaner horse has developed a remarkably uniform appearance. Its physical characteristics are highly distinctive (powerful, expressive gait). At Tanyacsárda, there are 15 broodmares and their offspring (approx. 60–70 horses). Currently, the stud farm has a stud horse from the Tulipán line. Stud horses are replaced every 2–5 years, or there may be several stud horses from different lines present at the stud farm at the same time.
Sales are possible from a selected age right through to adulthood and training age.
Horse Breeding
Our Lipizzaner and Hungarian half-breed stud farm sees an average of 15 foals born each year. The majority of these are Lipizzaners. The aim of our breeding programme is to provide new stock for equestrian shows and to produce carriage and riding horses for sale.
Lipizzaner and half-blood carriage horses from our stud strengthen Hungarian and international two- and four-in-hand teams. They are also suitable for leisure riding. Our Hungarian half-blood horses are suitable as leisure riding horses and carriage horses. We sell an average of 10–15 horses each year. The foals are reared in a stud farm setting. We exercise the foals for 4–5 kilometres a day on deep sand terrain.
We receive positive feedback from our customers regarding the sound conformation of our horses. We always have carriage and riding horses ready for sale at our stud farm.