{"id":45001,"date":"2025-01-22T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=horse-breed&p=45001"},"modified":"2025-01-22T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:38:56","slug":"north-swedish-horse","status":"publish","type":"horse-breed","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/horse-breed\/north-swedish-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"North Swedish Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The North Swedish Horse is a small and sturdy draught horse. The breed is a relatively recent creation, yet it probably draws some of its hardiness from the ancient horses of Scandinavia. Raised to work in the harsh environment of North Sweden, breeders often sell a North Swedish Horse as a reliable all-round farm and logging horse. Over time, a lighter, faster version has emerged that is a successful trotting horse. This is why many people like to buy a North Swedish Horse, as trotting is popular in Scandinavia.<\/strong><\/p>

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History and Origins<\/h2>

While no one is certain how long horses have been in Scandinavia, some evidence suggests they may have been in the region as long as four thousand years. It is likely that some of the ancient stock contributed to the modern breeds of Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian D\u00f8lehest, also known as the Dole Gudbrandsdal, is known to have made an important contribution<\/strong> to the creation of the North Swedish Horse. The D\u00f8lehest itself is a relatively modern breed, the D\u00f8lehest studbook dating to 1902, while the North Swedish Horse studbook dates to 1909.\u00a0<\/p>

Records of the D\u00f8lehest horse type dating to the early nineteenth century indicate that imported stallions were used to create the Norwegian Trotter. One of these was Odin, who may have been either a Thoroughbred or a Norfolk Trotter. It has also been speculated that horses of Friesian type may have been imported into Scandinavia<\/strong> in much earlier centuries and that they also contributed to the speed of the trotting horses. However, the modern Friesian is a relatively recent breed, and the horses of the Friesian traders of the medieval period need not have been similar to those of today.<\/p>

\u00a0In time, and with selective breeding, the Scandinavians have produced a very rare type of horse: the coldblooded trotter. The lighter type of North Swedish Horse is an excellent example of this. Originally associated with the area called Norrland<\/strong>, the breed is now bred more widely. From 1924 onward, the North Swedish Association has monitored the breeding of these useful, popular horses. In 1928, tests were brought in for breeding stock at the centre in W\u00e5ngen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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