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  Frequency: every second month. Previous editions see at page "Archive".
• ESSA General Assembly: Guest in the horse country Romania
  Press Release (PDF 253 KB)
• ESSA review 2011 (a summary of the year / PDF, 3.4 MB)
  At the end of 2011, three years after the official registration of ESSA as non-profit organisation, our network counts 34 partner institutions from 16 European countries. The amount of personal and supporting members keeps growing...

• Days of European Stud Culture at Lipica

  From October 12th to 14th the "Days of European Stud Culture" were held at Lipica National Stud, Slovenia. The symposium that took place on Thursday October 13th was added the following day by a guided stud tour, a performance of the Classical Riding School and the recently opened "Museum Lipikum", as well as a visit to the World Heritage site of Škocjan in close proximity to the stud.
  The symposium was the kick-off event for the application of the European State Studs for the "European Heritage Label". The presentations dealed with the wide range of cultural aspects connected with the European state studs. The historic stud premises and cultural landscapes and the living heritage "horse" were in the focus of attention as well as traditions and knowledge preserved and continued in the national studs over centuries. A special section dealed with ethical issues related to horses and society.
  The symposium was supported by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Experts from the fields of tangible, intangible and living heritage, as well as representatives of the ESSA partner studs contributed to the presentations and discussions. - See also our page „Studs - Slovenia - Lipica“ and the stud's homepage www.lipica.org (English).
  Item as PDF file (Press Release)    Symposium: Programme
  -> See also Review with photos!

• New website for German State Studs

  The 10 German state studs have started a joint image campaign pointing out their unique role in the fields of horse breeding, education and heritage preservation.
  Check out the new website www.die-deutschen-landgestuete.de!

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