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The small Slovenian town of Lipica is the home of the world-famous Lipizzaner horses.

These beautiful 'dancing horses' perform the art of dressage.

The breed Lipizzaner was created by the Hapsburg Empire in the 1500s.

Former Hapsburg countries such as Austria, Croatia and Hungary followed the Lipizzaner tradition.

They joined together in Lipica to celebrate the 443rd anniversary of the horse farm.

They were also celebrating the fact that UNESCO's now accepted the Lipizzaner culture onto its special list.

That means it's now recognised as a tradition of great interest for the world.

Miro Dragic leads Lipica's team of riders.

Everyone thinks of these horses as being white, but the Lipizzaner foals are black when born.

By the age of 4, they become completely white.

That's when their challenging training starts.

The most talented male horses - the stallions - are selected to be part of the dressage team.

Dragic knows it's necessary to understand each individual.

These valuable horses can be worth hundreds of thousands of euros each.

For visitor Laura Highlander, seeing them has been a lifelong ambition.

The Lipizzaner breed is named after the village of Lipica, so it seems appropriate to hold the celebration here.

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