Foundation

The State Stud was founded in 1735, at a time in which the individual reining sovereigns wanted to be independent of importing horses.Finally, horses were of prime importance in the conduct of war. Thus, the foundation of the State Stud was based upon the idea of offering good stallions at low fees to the mainly rural individual breeders. This is still the goal of the State Stud today although the use of the horses has fortunately changed.