The Noriker horse
A draught horse particularly suited to agricultural and forestry work in the mountains. The Noriker, or Noric or Norique, takes its name from the Roman province of Noricum, which under Emperor Augustus covered Austria and the Bavarian Alps. In Bavaria, it is also known as the South German Cold-blooded Horse.
Caractère et aptitudes du cheval
The breed’s characteristics were established by crossing local heavy horse strains with Clydesdale, Cleveland Bay, Normand, Holstein and with infusions of Andalusian and Neapolitan blood. A Stud Book was created in 1903- In Tyrol, the breed is known as Pinzgauer or Pinzgauer-Noriker. The coat is mottled.
Utilisations du cheval
Peaceful, easy-going, and docile, this horse is rustic, robust, vigorous, and sober. It is sure-footed. Elongated action.
Morphologie du cheval
Long, slightly heavy head. Profile straight or sometimes arched. Open nostrils. Short ears. Body of brevilinear type. Thick, short, roan neck. Drowned withers. Strong, short, sloping shoulders. Broad fore chest. Deep chest. Broad, long back. Long loins. Croup powerful, long, broad, double, sloping. Strong, short limbs. Wide joints. Short, hairy pastern. Large, resistant feet. Tail set low. Coat: predominantly bay; more rarely chestnut and black. Mottled coat in Pinzgauer-Noriker. Abundant manes. Height: 1.55 to 1.70 m.
