Paweł Popiel is a Polish hippologist, writer and landowner who, at the age of 60, became famous as a "horse traveler around Poland". In 1936, he received one of the first five Honorary Equestrian Badges (including the late Marshal Józef Piłsudski and Polish Olympic medalists).
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Born on February 25, 1870 in Ruszcza near Kraków.
Paweł Popiel was never a count and did not allow himself to be addressed that way. He managed the inherited goods of Kurozwęki, which he brought to a high level (especially forests).
He had three passions. He was intensively involved in the renewal of forests (1500 ha) that were significantly depleted due to repayments. Bringing them to high forest culture. The second passion is writing, which developed very intensively in the later years of his life. He published in "Sylwan" (a magazine for foresters), while in "Czas" and "Rolnik" he systematically published descriptions of his horseback travels around Poland.
The third, greatest passion of Paweł Popiel was horseback riding and hippology. He ran a small stud of thoroughbred and half-bred horses after his father. He was considered an authority in the field of horse pedigrees. He published books and articles devoted to studs, e.g. "Monograph of the Stud in Dzików" (Rider and Breeder, 1936).
He collaborated with foreign hippologic magazines - "Sanct george zeitung", "Die sportwelt", "Le jockey".
Thanks to this cooperation, he popularized Polish breeding and equestrianism. (…)
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Author of the text: Elżbieta Perec
Entry updated: 17.04.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX
Paul Popiel died in Kurozwęki on June 23, 1936, aged 66. He was buried in the Popiel family chapel at the church in Kurozwęki.
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
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"Paweł Popiel through my eyes" (2020) - Elżbieta Perec
"Towards our borderlands on horseback" (1936) - Paweł Popiel
“Honorary Riding Badge” (1936) – Editorial office of the magazine “Rider and Breeder”
“On the Vistula Trail to the Polish Sea on Horseback” (1935) – Paweł Popiel
“To Białówto the country of the Hutsuls on horseback” (1934) – Paweł Popiel
“2918 kilometers on horseback” (1933) – Paweł Popiel
“1421 kilometers on horseback” (1931) – Paweł Popiel
"Notes and breeding observations" (1926) - Paweł Popiel
Gallery:
Quote: "Six years ago, I bought from a well-known sportsman, Mr. Berys Schon from Sosnowiec, an apparently reclaimed East Prussian mare with the mark of moose shovels..."
source: "1421 kilometers on horseback" p. 4.
Quote: “It was time to say goodbye to the old woman (Lalka), a faithful companion on the last year's journey, and to ride a four-year-old thoroughbred mare of my own breeding, black-bay Jedynka by Parther Dark Ronald - Panik by Ard Patrick/ from Fala II by Bob from Neck or Nothing, of medium height, racial in the type of Ard Patrick of the English Derby player".
source: "2918 KILOMETERS ON A HORSE" p.3
Paweł Popiel is sitting on the mare Jedynka. He is probably accompanied by Mr. Emanuel Moszyński (owner of Łoniów) or his son. As the third person, sitting in a cart (kałamashka?) drawn by a grange horse (as Paweł Popiel himself described him), an assistant who accompanied him on expeditions with a provision cart. Photo: Courtesy of the Kurozwęki Palace Complex
