BERLIN (AP) - Hundreds of Haflinger horses are enjoying their first days out on the pasture in Germany after a public run marking the end of the winter season.
Staff at the Meura stud farm in central Germany drove the distinctive chestnut-colored breed from their stalls to their summer gazing grounds on Sunday.
The event, which has become something of a tradition, drew thousands of spectators to the rural area of Thuringia state amid glorious weather.
First bred in what is now northern Italy in the 19th century, Haflinger horses are a popular riding breed.
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(AP Photo/Jens Meyer). Haflinger horses run during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany, Sunday, April 29, 2018. More than 300 Haflinger horses are living there.
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer). A rider gesture to the Haflinger horses during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany, Sunday, April 29, 2018. More than 300 Haflinger horses are living there.
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer). Haflinger horses run in front of the spectators during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany, Sunday, April 29, 2018. More than 300 Haflinger horses are living there. Since...
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer). Haflinger horses run in front of the spectators during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany, Sunday, April 29, 2018. More than 300 Haflinger horses are living there.
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer). Haflinger horses run between the spectators during this years's first turn-out to grass at Europe's largest Haflinger stud-farm in Meura, Germany, Sunday, April 29, 2018. More than 300 Haflinger horses are living there.