Fedor Grigorievich Orlov.
The history of the Orlov breed began in 1776.
Constitution Orlov horses, as already mentioned, have a powerful.
Orlov trotter could disappear without a trace, but fortunately survived.
Orlov trotters were used by rich people for walks
and hunting.
And yet the achievements of horses- Orlov trotters were obvious.
Orlov began, and Shishkin continued to test horses for agility.
Later, Gregory Orlov presented it to his Russian girlfriend Catherine.
Orlov trotters became favorites of international competitions
and the World Horse Exhibitions[5][16][18].
Catherine gave birth to an illegitimate son by her lover Gregory Orlov.
According to its constitution, the Orlov trotter is divided into three types:.
A 19 and early 20th century Orlov horses become the most popular.
For years, Count Alexei Orlov honed the features of his new breed.
In addition to the frisky lynx, the advantages of the Orlov horses are:.
Of course, many horse breeders would like to buy an Orlov trotter today.
Much later, Alexei Orlov decided to create a completely unique breed of horses.
His Count Orlov bought from the Ottoman Sultan for huge money-
60 thousand rubles.
Catherine later married the
King of Russia Peter III, still kept Orlov with him.
These efforts were not in vain, and Orlov trotters began to set new records.
Orlov trotter- a great achievement,
causing pride and is considered a symbol of our horse breeding.
Ugly and disharmonious, representatives of the American trotter breed were much faster than Orlov horses.
In the following years, the program“Days of Russia” expanded to two races on Orlov trotters.
It was this quality that the creator, Count Orlov, wanted in horses first of all.
The main feature of Orlov horses, distinguishing them from others,
is a high level of trotting.
In 1775, Count Alexei Orlov ended his military career and ceased to demolish the service.
This breed of horses is so variegated, the Orlov trotter can be both bay and black.
The price of the Orlov trotter can vary in the range of about 120-150 thousand rubles.
In their mass, the Orlov trotters continued to yield significantly in speed to the American trotters[3][6].
Together with Smetanka Orlov, other beautiful Arabian horses were brought,
which were famous for Arabia, Turkey, Egypt.
However, in Soviet times, breeding, testing and training of Orlov trotters became, finally, systematic and thoughtful.