200 Years of the Novoalexandrovsky Stud Farm

On August 8, 2025, Russian Post issued a souvenir sheet featuring domestic horse breeds in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Novoaleksandrovsky Stud Farm.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, four major state stud farms were established in the Belovodsk region: Derkulsky, Limarevsky, Novoaleksandrovsky, and Streletsky. The Belovodsk stud farms were under the military administration; their main purpose was to breed and supply hardy riding horses to the cavalry regiments of the Russian Imperial Army.

The decision to build a new stud farm in Belovodsk on the Yevsug River was made in 1820. The design was developed by Grigory Ivanovich Bukin, chief architect of the Stud Farm Committee of the Russian Empire, and construction began in 1822.