Riding Center Janhar Farm
A Brief History
Janhar Farm is one of the oldest farms in Hraše. It was already mentioned in the Franciscan Cadastre in 1827 under the house name Šternovi. The farm received this name because it had the deepest well in the village, the so-called “šterna.”
During the First World War, the farm was left without male labor, so the nephew France came from Brezje to help. At that time, horses were already kept on the farm as working animals. France started a family with his neighbor Mici. When a tractor was purchased, the horse Pubi was given to the neighbors, while Jože, the son of France and Mici, received a foal named Sokol for his confirmation. He paid half of the purchase price from his own savings. Later, father France bought a mare again so he could drive a light carriage.
You can read more about the rich history of Janhar Farm in the book V ritmu Lipicancev, in which Dr. Rajmund Lampreht presents the history of the farm across 16 pages.
See also the largest Family Tree… folow me.
The Riding Center Janhar Farm Offers:
Horse boarding
Riding school
Carriage rides
Pony riding
Birthday riding parties
Gift vouchers
Summer activities
Events for companies, schools, and kindergartens
Horse training and breaking-in
Quadrille performances
Photography with horses
Horse sales
Organic horse manure
Janhar Farm House Museum
Media Coverage
The Riding Center Janhar Farm has been featured several times in the media, reflecting the quality of its services:
2003–12 – Newspaper Nedelo; St. Nicholas celebration
2011–03 – Newspaper Gorenjski glas; About the Škofja Loka Passion Play
2016–06 – Horse magazine; Performance at “Lipizzans at the University”
2016–06 – University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty; Performance at “Lipizzans at the University”
2016–10 – Magazine Sotočje; Open Day at Janhar Farm
2018–01 – Magazine Sotočje; Blessing of the horses, St. Stephen
2019–01 – Magazine Sotočje; Blessing of the horses, St. Stephen
2019–05 – Newspaper Slovenske novice; Performance at “Lipizzans at the University”
2019–06 – Magazine Sotočje; Lipizzaner Day
2019–06 – University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty; Performance at “Lipizzans at the University”
2019–10 – Slovenian Ethnographic Museum; Traditional breeding and rearing of Lipizzans, inscription on UNESCO list
2019–10 – TV Medvode; 30 years of TD Hraše and 25 years of the Janhar Riding Center
2019–11 – Magazine Sotočje; 30 years of TD Hraše and 25 years of the Janhar Riding Center
2021–09 – TV Medvode; European Mobility Week 2021
2021–12 – TV Medvode; Blessing of the horses, St. Stephen
2022–01 – Magazine Sotočje; Blessing of the horses, St. Stephen
2022–05 – Magazine Sotočje; Janhar advertisement
2022–12 – TV Medvode; Blessing of the horses, St. Stephen
2023–01 – Planet TV, “Jutro na Planetu” – Project “My Daddy Has Two Little Horses”
2023–01 – Magazine Sotočje; Blessing of the horses, St. Stephen
2023–03 – Magazine Sotočje; Implementation of the LAS project “My Daddy Has Two Little Horses”
2023–04 – Magazine Sotočje; Final LAS event
2023–04 – TV Medvode; Final LAS event
2023–04 – RTV Slovenija “Dobro jutro” – Project “My Daddy Has Two Little Horses”
Our farm as an example of good practice:
2024–03 – LAS Srce Slovenije; Study visit of good practices
2024–03 – LAS za mesto in vas; Study visit of good practices
2024–03 – GOV.SI; Visit of Minister Mateja Čalušić
2024–03 – TV Medvode; Visit of Minister Mateja Čalušić
2024–03 – LAS za mesto in vas; Visit of Minister Mateja Čalušić
2024–04 – TV Medvode; Farm as an example of good practice
2024–07 – Newspaper Dnevnik; Holiday idyll in the heart of the countryside
Introduction to the Lipizzaner
A special feature of the farm is the Lipizzaner horse. The Lipizzaner breed was founded in 1580 on the Slovenian Karst plateau – in Lipica – at what was then the imperial stud farm of the Habsburg Monarchy.
Karst horses were highly valued even before the establishment of the stud farm. They were durable and particularly suitable for carriage driving and long-distance riding. For systematic breeding, Archduke Charles purchased not only Karst mares but also mares and stallions from Spain and the Po Valley. Spanish (Andalusian), Italian (Neapolitan), and Arabian horses were used for crossbreeding, and from 1717 onward also horses from Germany and Denmark.
To this day, six classical stallion lines have been preserved at the Lipica Stud Farm: Conversano, Neapolitano, Favory, Maestoso, Pluto, and Siglavy.
Contact – Riding Center Janhar Farm
Riding Center Janhar Farm
Hraše 46
1216 Smlednik
Slovenia
Žan Janhar
+386 31 423 036
info@kmetija-janhar.si
You are warmly invited to visit the Riding Center Janhar Farm!
