Lipizzans, Chicago, and Hollywood
- Chicago Movie Tours
- Feb 12, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 26, 2023
The all-white horse breed made its Hollywood debut in 1940

I met new friends at The Tempel Lipizzans stables about an hour outside Chicago.
Based on newspapers of the time, the care and maintenance alone of Florian's five Lippizan stars—including hay, oats, bran, straw, horseshoeing, vet medicine, a private bungalow, and tail/mane braiding—cost MGM studios $6,745.
That translates to roughly $127,000 today.
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