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S. Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter. Swedish Ardennes. Swedish Warmblood. Categories: Horse breeds by country of origin. Animal breeds originating in Sweden. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Equus ferus caballus. The North Swedish Horse or Swedish: Nordsvensk Brukshäst is a Swedish breed of small heavy horse. It is closely related to the similar Dølehest breed of Norway. [4]: 282 It was traditionally used for forestry and agricultural work. Lighter lines are bred for harness racing, and are registered in the stud-book of the ...
Gotland ponies in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg.. The name russ comes from a now obsolete word ross, which means a riding horse or a charger [6] and it is linked etymologically to the English word horse (in Old High German this word appeared as hros, and in English a metathesis has switched the places of the /r/ and the /o/, whereas in Swedish /hr/ became /r/, producing ross or russ.
The Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter is the result of cross-breeding of native coldblooded farm horses – in Norway the Dølehest, in Sweden the North Swedish Horse – with lighter and faster horses. [4]: 492 Stud-books were started in 1939 in Norway and in 1964 in Sweden. [2][3] From about 1950 inter-breeding between the two breeds began, [2 ...
Swedish Warmblood. The Swedish Warmblood is a Swedish breed of warmblood horse. It was originally bred as a cavalry horse at the Strömsholm, Ottenby and Flyinge studs. In the twentieth century it became a general-purpose riding and sport horse. It performs well in dressage, show-jumping and three-day eventing, and also as a harness horse.
Characteristics. The Swedish Ardennes is 15.2 to 16 hands (62 to 64 inches, 157 to 163 cm) and weighs 1,200 to 1,600 pounds (540 to 730 kg). [1] It has a small, heavy head for its size with small eyes; a short, thick neck; a short back with a wide chest, and well-muscled shoulders. The Swedish Ardennes has a muscular, compact body with stout ...
Mountain and moorland pony breeds, abbreviated "M&M," a specific group of pony breeds native to the British Isles. New Zealand Warmblood, a developing warmblood type based on Hanoverian and KWPF breeding. Oriental horse, the "hot-blooded" breeds originating in the Middle East, such as the Arabian, Akhal-Teke, Barb, and Turkoman horse.
The breed is known for its ability to work in rough, hilly terrain. [3] Ardennes horses have been used as foundation bloodstock to develop several other draft horse breeds and subgroups. These include the Baltic Ardennes and Russian Heavy Draft. [3] The Swedish Ardennes is well established in that country, where it is in demand for use in ...