Saxon Steed

Bronze statue of the Saxon Steed in front of the Welfenschloss palace, the main building of the Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.

The Saxon Steed (German: Sachsenross, Niedersachsenross, Welfenross, Westfalenpferd; Dutch: Twentse Ros / Saksische ros/paard; Low Saxon: Witte Peerd) is a heraldic motif associated with the German provinces of Lower Saxony and Westphalia, and the Dutch region of Twente.