The Noriker Horse is a breed available in the Horse Reality game, that can be obtained from the Foundation.
| Noriker Horse | |
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| General Information | |
| Alternative name | Pinzgauer |
| Origin | Austria |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Seal Brown, Flaxen, Sooty |
| Whites | White Markings, Appaloosa, PATN1, PATN2, Hidden Sabino, Tobiano, Roan |
| Not yet in-game | Sabino-1, W20 |
| Height | 155 - 165 cm |
| Registry | Noriker Horse Society |
| Alternative name | Nori |
| Origin | Foundation |
| Status | In-game (2019) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | S. Jullelin (2015) |
| Greyscale | Soihtu (2016) |
| Colours & patterns | T. van den Berg (2017), Jessy (2018), H. Vasseur (2019), D. Grochowska (2020) |
¶ Conformation
The Noriker Horse breed is full of power and elegance. A big head with intelligent eyes is set on a strong neck. They have deep, wide chests and well-visible withers. Their long backs end with muscular, wide croups. Relatively short legs are dry but strong and have sturdy hooves[1].
¶ Colour Genetics
Norikers come in a few colours. Black is the most popular in the Alpine region, as it provides the strongest contrast for desired white patterns. Seal brown, bay and (flaxen) chestnut are much rarer, yet liver (flaxen) chestnut is also present.
White patterns are not very popular in the breed. White markings may occur on the head but are very undesired if placed on the legs. Tobiano is rare, but it exists in a few horses. Roan is more popular, though breeders often select black-based horses for their crosses. At one point, the leopard complex nearly disappeared from Europe but today it's an active breeding goal within the breed.[2]
¶ 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 | nd2 | ch | z | n |
| White Patterns | |||||
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | LP, lp | PATN1, patn1 | n | sw2 | TO, RN, n |
Please note that the table includes a hidden agouti alleles (At). Besides testable genes, there are also present untestable genes. Those include sooty, flaxen, PATN2, hidden sabino, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Noriker Horse was added to the game in 2019. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the breed received/will receive the following updates:
- New coat variations (colour) on October 14th 2020[3]
- The missing genes will be added to the game through new Foundation horses.[4][5]
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Noriker, previously known as the Pinzgauer, is a heavy draft horse from Austria and one of the few European breeds to maintain the appaloosa pattern after its decline in popularity several centuries ago. The breed is indigenous to the Alpine region, where landscape, climate, and terrain created strong but sure-footed horses needed for transporting goods in the steep mountain areas. The studbook was created 400 years ago under the influence of the archbishops of Salzburg and is well-maintained by loyal enthusiasts up until this day[5].
¶ References
- Noriker Breeding Program for Burgenland, Association Noriker Austria, July 2020
- Appaloosa Museum, Noriker: https://www.appaloosamuseum.org/noriker/; Access: November 2022
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/34/birthday-surprise-new-horse-colour-variations-small-community-update-v2-transfer-bugfixes
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/52/community-update-v2-market-postponed-preparing-3rd-foundation-generation-about-breed-redos-new-art-intern-march-background
- Noriker Breed Description, Association Noriker Austria, 2009