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Dutch Haflinger mare Mieke van de Rengershoeve, owned by Coby Klingens, performs a classic levade photo by www.acs-fotografie.com

Announcing a New Free Online Haflinger Magazine--
HAFLINGERS WORLDWIDE edited by Kerstin Dreborg 
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April/May 2010 Issue: Stallion Inspections in Europe

                                         
Article 1 --Italy              Article 2--ARGE              Article 3--Haflinger Tirol          Article 4--Swedish Tyrolean

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Waidring SCH with owner Chesna Klimek, Washington, photo by Kelsy Smith, Truffles BCH with owner Amanda DeJesus, California, photo by Sarah DeJesus

Starwars TOF ridden by owner Jillian Santi at Intermediare 1 level test in Washington state

If you are new to Haflingers...

...and Haflingers in the news

Left: by Poulson Photography of Waldheer van de Wortel--Right : of Monica Schweisgut jumping stallion Nordtirol over 5 feet at the 2005 World Show, Ebbs, Austria--photo by Heidi Forchemer, Alpenland Haflingerhof
Haflinger breed information and breed standards
Haflinger event calendar 

Rich and Heidi Forchemer with their team of mares in authentic Bavarian harness in a parade in Leavenworth, Washington  Photo provided by Jennifer Reandeau


Three siblings out of Precious MSC, all owned by Vores Haflinger Heste, Ohio.  From L to R  Wasabi VHH (3 yr old gelding by Walzertakt), P-Noble Dame VHH (6 year old mare by Aristocrat TOF) and Poetry in Motion VHH (4 year old mare by Walzertakt).  

Haflingers for sale by region
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Who are the folks who own Haflingers?

(L) Waidring SCH w/ Chesna Klimek, Washington jumping a 4'2" fence. (M) Kelsy Smith  also of Nayborly Farms riding 22 y.o. Arron M&B at the 2005 WHA event (R) Nando, Dutch imported stallion reining, photo from Hendershot New Millenium Haflingers, NY

Finding Haflinger Farms and equipment on the Web...
Haflinger website links
Regional and state/provincial promotional organizations
Haflinger farm directory
Haflinger breeding stallions

(L)Haflinger Owners of Wisconsin drill team riding to music by Elvis w/ white jumpsuits,  blue suede shoes (bell boots) (C) Paul Sutton driving Noble B in Ohio Drill Team exhibition (R) Lance Bean driving his 4 in Bangor, Maine
What I Wish I'd Known Before I Got My Haflinger...
What I See When I Look Into My Haflinger's Eyes...

Haflinger Versatility Photos
Draft and light harness, Western and English riding, Dressage, Eventing,
Jumping, Vaulting, Trail and Endurance, Pony Club, Trick Riding, Therapeutic Riding, Etc.
Haflinger Questions and Answers
Do you have a question about Haflingers? Ask it here!

Left: Chesna Klimek riding Arron and Kelsy Smith riding "Chucky"over a cross country jump course--Olympia, Washington  Right:Haflinger pair driving at the 2006 Horse Progress Days Photo by Terri Sue Johnson
Special Features about Haflingers and their owners...
My Haflinger and Me
Haflinger Passages
My New Haflinger
Haflinger Senior Citizens

Photos by Eric Hill of wife Sandy Hill of Oregon in a rodeo drill team in Oregon with Artful Dodger BCH
Haflinger Braids and Grooming Techniques
A Photojournal on Training Haflingers Under Saddle

(L) Jessica Heidemann riding Waldheer van de Wortel (Washington) (R) Jaycee riding Tanner (Colorado)

Norma Jenner and 21 y.o. mare "Greta" in Washington    Chesna Klimek riding Pippin in the snow, bareback and bridleless  Jessica Heidemann galloping Nuance cross country

Just for Fun...
  The World as Seen from the Back of a Haflinger! 
(Photos Taken Between Golden Ears)

Waidring SCH aka "Pippin", a 14 hand Haflinger gelding is schooled over training, prelim and intermediate cross country jumps by owner Chesna Klimek--photos by Kelsy Smith
The Wit and Wisdom of Jenny Rausch--Haflinger owner and trainer
The Bavarian Outlaw! Western Riding in Germany

 Noblesse BCH (Aristocrat TOF x Naomi NTF) at BriarCroft Haflingers photo by Krisula Steiger
Haflinger stories
Haflinger Poems
Haflinger Kids' Page
The Contest Page
Haflinger Artist's Page
Haflinger Friends' Favorite Recipes Page

(L) Lisa Schott and Will reining at Buckeye Haflinger Show  (M) Nayborly Girls at the NW Washington Fair  (R) Brayden Bean in Maine with Melvin 

Left: Erich Hall with his Haflingers in eastern British Columbia, Canada  Right: Kathleen Florio jousting on her Haflinger gelding Tassletop in Maryland

(L)14 y.o. Sophie Caswell showing her Haflinger gelding "Chico" in the United Kingdom (R) Quebec Jr rider Antoine LePage riding Zara of Gerval Sport Haflingers over a prelim jump
Haflinger History   Haflinger Founding Stallions
Dedication page to Otto Schweisgut and his documentation of Haflinger history
Famous Haflingers we want to remember  photos from the 1960s, 70s and 80s

Left: Noblesse BCH at BriarCroft Haflingers, photo by Kelsy Smith  right: "Braveheart"--3 y.o. gelding owned by Patricia Huber of Virgnia
American Haflinger Registry
Buy Registered Haflingers--know the bloodlines, the history and the previous owners of your horse

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Why be part of the Haflinger Friends group?

photo courtesy of Bernard and Mary Thor, Seton Portage, British Columbia--"Norce" and Bernard taking a nap on the summit in the Canadian Rockies on the way home from getting supplies in town

HAFLINGERS! YOU CAN'T OWN JUST ONE!
Nayborly Farm and Timepiece Arabians and Sporthorses, Olympia, Washington showing off their ten (very obedient and photogenic) Haflingers

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Emily VanderHaak galloping Marlee M&B at BriarCroft Haflingers on a summer day

King of the Mountain
A bright chestnut horse
Like a ray of sun
The Austrians tell of
The mountain he's from

His spirit so gentle
His stride long and free
King of the mountain
And he always will be

His coat is golden
And his mane is white
His eyes are dark and
Starry like night

So willing to please
Young and old will agree
King of the mountain
And he always will be

In both war and peace
Great stories are told
Of a brave chestnut horse
With a heart of pure gold

Now Americans are discovering
What Austrians knew
For the king of the mountain
Has won their hearts too.

by Jennifer Reandeau and Margaret Sallstrom 2009

Victoria da Roza and her daughter in the 2010 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, representing the Western Haflinger Association

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