Galten Farms has a long history in the horse breeding business, dating back to the 1800s in East Prussia (modern day Germany/ Lithuania. Gerhard Schickedanz came to Canada in 1951 and started a successful construction and development business with his three brothers. In 1960 Gerhard restarted his beloved horse breeding business, something he had always been passionate about as a child, following in his father and grandfather's footsteps. Since 1960, Galten Farms has been focused on breeding the best Trakehner sport horses in the world.