The Knabstrupper Horse is a breed available in the Horse Reality game, that can be obtained from the Foundation.
| Knabstrupper Horse | |
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| General Information | |
| Alternative name | Knabstrup Horse |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Seal Brown, Dun, Non-Dun1, Flaxen, Sooty |
| Whites | White Markings, Appaloosa, PATN1, PATN2, Roan |
| Not yet in-game | W20 |
| Height | 145 - 165 cm |
| Registry | Knabstrupper Horse Society |
| Alternative name | Knab |
| Origin | Foundation |
| Status | In-game (2019) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | S. Jullelin (2017) |
| Greyscale | Soihtu (2017) |
| Colours & patterns | T. van den Berg (2017), Fabueen (2018), H. Vasseur (2023) |
¶ Conformation
Due to heavy inbreeding in the Knabstrupper Horse's history, it wasn't till the 1970s that newer blood was introduced to the breed. This has created a large range of traits from its many influences used to shape the breed today. They are often split into 3 categories: Sport Horse type, Baroque type and Pony type.
¶ Colour Genetics
The Knabstrupper is best known for its spotty appearance but can appear in solid colours as well.
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
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| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A, At, a | g |
| Dilutions | ||||
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| n | D, nd1, nd2 | ch | z | n |
| White Patterns | |||||
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | LP, lp | PATN1, patn1 | n | sw2 | RN, n |
Please note that the table includes a hidden agouti allele (At). Besides testable genes, there are also untestable ones present: sooty, flaxen, PATN2, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Knabstrupper Horse was added to the game in 2019. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the Knabstrupper Horse received/will receive the following updates:
- New coat variations (colour, white patterns and markings) on October 14th 2020
- The dun, non-dun1, sooty, and roan alleles were added to the game through new Foundation horses on April 19th 2023[2]
- In the future, the missing alleles will be added to the game.[3] Adding W20 will only be possible after the horse profiles & genetics have been transferred to V2 because adding new white spotting alleles requires additional coding work[4]
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Knabstrupper Horse is believed to have originated from prehistoric spotted horses that also produced the Appaloosa Horse. In 1812 the Knabstrupper started with a single chestnut blanket spotted mare called Flæbe purchased by Major Villars Lunn who owned an estate in Denmark called "Knabstrupgaard". Flæbe and her colt by a Fredricksborg stallion, Flæbestallion, became the foundation for the Knabstrupper.
By the 1870s the limited number of Knabstrupper horses led to unavoidable problems of inbreeding. Sadly, in 1891 a fire at the Lunn family stables killed 22 of its top breeding horses, which also added to the breed's struggles. By 1900 the numbers of Knabstruppers had declined significantly and supporters of the Knabstrupper horses set about to re-establish the breed. In 1971 breeder Frede Nielsen brought 3 Appaloosa stallions to Denmark introducing new blood into the Knabstrupper breed.
¶ References
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/34/birthday-surprise-new-horse-colour-variations-small-community-update-v2-transfer-bugfixes
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/133/community-update-foundation-batch-1-pantaneiro-horse-release-date-poll-results-more
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/25/brumby-arrival-on-july-28th-rules-update-thoroughbred-community-poll-foundation-names-changed
- Westfalen Verband, https://westfalenverband.com/knabstrupper.html
- GlobeTrotting, https://www.globetrotting.com.au/horse-breed-knabstrupper/