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€12.500
~ $13.313
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F: Van Vermeer | MF: DANTE WELTINO
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The Orlov, also known as the Orlov Trotter, is one of Russia’s most admired horse breeds. Created by Count Alexius Grigorievich Orlov in the eighteenth century, the Orlov is a case history in how selective breeding produces a distinctive type in a short space of time. Although as a trotter it has been outstripped in speed by other breeds such as the American Standardbred, it is still popular at sporting events in Russia where many people buy an Orlov for competition. Orlovs are also notably beautiful horses. Breeders who sell an Orlov are ensuring the future of a breed that is a living link to Russia’s fascinating past.

How much does a Orlov Horse cost?

On ehorses, the current median price for a Orlov Horse is around $5.325, with listings ranging from $5.325 to $5.325, depending on individual characteristics such as level of training, bloodlines, or purpose of use.

Use and characteristics of the Orlov

Orlovs are impressive and powerful horses, standing between 15.1 hands (61 inches/155 cm) and 17.1 hands (69 inches/175 cm) high. Coats can be any solid colours, although grey is the colour that is most associated with the breed and is very popular with people who buy an Orlov. The horses have handsome heads set on long and muscular necks. Their backs are relatively long and their legs strong and muscular. The breed was developed to cope well in a range of different climates, equally an advantage for those who sell an Orlov in Russia or elsewhere in the world.

Origin and history of breeding Orlov horses

By the late nineteenth century, the Orlov was probably the most famous trotting horse in the world. The breed’s story began in 1777 in the stud of Count Alexius Grigorievich Orlov. This Russian nobleman had played a leading role in overthrowing Czar Peter III to gain power for Peter’s wife, the Czarina who would become Catherine the Great. Catherine richly rewarded Orlov, making him Admiral of the Russian navy and giving him an estate at Khrenovsky where he established his stud farm. Orlov bought, or was gifted, an Arabian stallion from Turkey, which became known as Smetanka. This horse was intended to be a foundation sire for the breeding programme in which Orlov was assisted by his protégé V.I. Shishkin. Smetanka was bred with Danish and Dutch mares of Friesian type which had an impressive trot. The offspring of one of the Dutch matches, Polkan, was bred with another Friesian to produce Bars I, a colt born in 1784. Bars I is usually viewed as the true foundation sire. He was bred with mares of many diverse types and breeds, from Mecklenburgs and Thoroughbreds to Arabs, Andalusians and one member of the Don breed. By the third generation, inbreeding was producing a very distinctive type with an impressively fast trot. What’s more, the horses were very fertile and made good outcrosses with other breeds. By the nineteenth century, they were recognised as not only good trotting horses, but useful riding horses which made excellent cavalry mounts. Norfolk Trotters also contributed to the breed, as did the emerging American Trotters who would eventually dominate the world of competitive harness racing. Crossed with the Orlov, the American horses produced a new Russian breed, the Russian Trotter. In the early twentieth century, Russia had thousands of Orlov stud farms, many of which were lost after the Revolution. However, the breed, and the sport, never wholly lost their popularity.

Orlovs in equestrianism

There are several types of Orlov. The Khrenov is the “standard” most popular type, while the Dubrovski is small, tough and fast. The Perm type, bred in the Urals, is strong and most like a carriage horse. The tall, elegant Novotomnikov favours the Arabian horse in appearance.

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