Broad mares and foals living as a group in an open barn at the Kladruby Stud, Czech Republic

The Kladruber is the oldest Czech horse breed, and today is considered very rare. The main breeding centre is in National stud farm in Kladruby nad Labem in the Czech republic where Kladrubers have been bred for more than 400 years, being now one of the world's oldest horse breeds. The Kladruby stud was founded in 1579 by Rudolf II as an Imperial stud.