Members of the Australian Lipizzaner Registry

Aachen~Habsburg is located at Woodside in the beautiful Adelaide Hills South Australia, just 45 minutes from the airport. We welcome visitors all year round by appointment

Photo Peter Hoare SA Life

Best friends - Leo and Annette

History of Habsburg Lipizzaners 

Louise Krutzler established Aachen~Habsburg Lipizzaners in 1980 and is assisted by her husband Dr. Johann Krutzler in a Lipizzaner breeding programme with the emphasis on dressage horses. Due to an unprecedented interest in the Lipizzaner breed the aim is to produce a quality noble Baroque horse with wonderful performance ability, movement and “mind set”.  

“Habsburg Lipizzaners” was originally better known for its driving horses and Louise trained many of her horses to harness and competed with them in the 1990’s. Retired now, she focuses on producing dressage horses from her mares, believing that the purebred Lipizzaner for dressage is the “best kept” secret in the country. 

Aachen~Habsburg is the oldest breeder of purebred Lipizzaners in Australia having almost 30 years experience and we welcome enquires form people wishing to tap in on our life-long connection with the breed. Dr. Johann Krutzler was for many years the administrator of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna and the Federal Stud Farm Piber. He has a wealth of knowledge of the Lipizzaner horse that he brings from his native Austria and is a noted historian on the breed.  

Why a Lipizzaner purebred? They are trainable, forward going and have ability to burn. Lipizzaners are masters of the piaffe, passage and pirouette. These horses form strong partnerships with the rider and once educated will be committed to the rider for life! 

The focus will now be on breeding riding stock with the imported stallion 224 Conversano Allegra V, which the stud farm owns and uses.   

Mission Statement

Aachen~Habsburg is focusing it’s breeding programme on producing a modern style of Lipizzaner suited to the requirements and demands of Prix St George and Grand Prix dressage.

Through existing and recently imported lines the aim is to produce a more athletic horse with great temperament, good shoulders, a longer leg and length of rein, whilst maintaining a desirable baroque top line.

The genetics of the following horses are sourced to produce a modern framed Lipizzaner combining both classical features and an athletic quality:

43 Siglavy Monteaura IV, a classically baroque stallion with a lovely extended trot

19 Gaetana, a tall leggy well boned mare with great power, stamina and a longer rein

001 Conversano Caprriola XIV (Slovenia), a very beautiful modern Lipizzaner

3518 Conversano Juliana III, with a wonderful temperament, great shoulder and a good length of leg,

The cornerstone of the breeding programme is the imported stallion 224 Conversano Allegra V (Slovenia)which Hans and Louise witnessed winning in the show ring in Slovakia in 2002. He took out the prestigious “European Champion Young Stallion” and was awarded this by some of the leading authorities in the breed: Dr. Yvonne Peeters, Dr Russ, Dr. Karl Heinz Kirsch and Hernn Franz Schroder. This stallion was a “must have” horse and when he later came up for sale, was purchased by Aachen~Habsburg. “Leo” as he is called is by the truly captivating sire 001 Conversano Capriola XIV, a beautiful stallion of taller proportions and a modern outline. 

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Foals/For Sale

Aachen~Habsburg has just produced it’s first crop of foals by Conversano Allegra V and in a word to describe them – impressive! They are displaying elegance, temperament and the most desirable movement.

All foals are imprinted from birth and at weaning are tied float trained etc. As yearlings they begin a more extensive handling programme being mouthed and very basic long reining. The training may extend to other experiences such as having harness placed on them and having to work alongside other horses in a leading situation. This is all part of the “extended imprinting” that is ideal for either future riding or driving horses. This method allows for the horse’s ideal discipline and suitability to be sourced and assists in producing a calmer working animal.