The city of Trakehnen in
Prussia was home to the world famous warmblood Trakehner
horse breed stables.
Trakehnen is derived from the [West Baltic]
? Old Prussian Language word 'trakis' meaning field or wildernis , track .
When the people of Prussia were forced to leave by Soviet military occupation, some owners were able to walk and ride their Trakehner horses for thousands of kilometers on the Big Treck to the west. The
Trakehner horses survived and are now bred in
Westphalia in
Germany.