About the Pleven Breed .These horses are bred by the Clementina
(now G. Dimitrov) Stud Farm in Bulgaria, by mating local, improved
Arabian and Anglo-Arab mares to Arabian and mainly Anglo-Arab
stallions of the Hungarian Gidran type. In the initial period
a group of Anglo-Arabian stallions, imported from the Strelets
and other stud farms in Russia, was used. The breed was mainly
developed through the later importation of Hungarian Gidran
stallions. After a 15 to 20 year period of out-breeding, the
breed was later consolidated by in-breeding. At present, with
a view to further improvement of the equestrian events, the
strain is carefully injected with selected English Thoroughbred
stallions.
Pleven foundation mares and stallions have retained much of
the shapely beauty of the Arabians. They have a harmoniously
developed body and dynamic movements. The average height of
these horses is 15.3 hands. Over the past few years many Pleven
jumpers have won distinction at international events.
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