Cameo Lipizzans is a small private breeding and dressage facility located in Snohomish, Washington State. We stand Maestoso II Capriola VII-4-II, and are home to nine pure breed Lipizzans, and one "honorary lipizzan", Gambler, the 21 year old Quarter horse. Foals and young stock are often available for purchase. Visitors are always welcome by appointment. Come and meet first hand the stallion we feel is the perfect ambassador for the Lipizzan Breed. His offspring will capture your heart! Click here for more info on our breeding program. Cameo Lipizzans has a clear understanding of the great responsibility we have as Lipizzan owners to maintain 400 years of standards. If you want a big horse, go to another breed. If you want a classic, baroque horse that has been selectively breed for correct conformation, wonderful gaits and the perfect temperament, give the Lipizzan a good hard look. The Lipizzan (or the Lipizzaner as it may sometimes be called) trace their history back to the early 1560's when the finest Arab blood was introduced and fused with the local athletic Spanish horses during the Moorish occupation of Spain. Interest in the art of classical riding revived during the Renaissance period when the Spanish horse was considered the most suitable mount because of his exceptional sturdiness, beauty and intelligence. Lipizzans in Snohomish? The Lipizzan is a very familiar breed to the people around Snohomish. In January 1961, Evelyn Dreitzler of Raflyn Farms took delivery of the first of what would be 3 shipments of horses from Vienna. By early 1973 all 6 founding Lipizzan stallions lines were represented in her barn. Sadly, Ms. Dreitzler's dream of classical dressage and breeding Lipizzans for the American rider ended December 2, 1975 when a massive flood drowned all but 3 of her horses. Within a year, those remaining horses would also be lost. Often when someone here in town learns that I raise Lipizzans, I am treated to a story of how they came to meet their first Lipizzan. They are always fond memories. Cameo Lipizzans is dedicated to carrying on the dream of Lipizzans for the American rider. I hope all our visitors take away special, fond thoughts of our horses. info@cameolipizzans.com 7505 147th Avenue SE | Snohomish, Washington, USA 98290 The Horses | Sales | Breeding | About Us | Links | Home