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The world's largest Dala horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden. The world's largest Dala horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019.. A Dala horse or Dalecarlian horse is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia).
The Dole Gudbrandsdal was an influential breed in the formation of the North Swedish Horse, and the two breeds are very similar in conformation. [1] When the Dole and North Swedish breeds are crossed, they produce a lighter-weight horse with more forward gaits that is often used for harness racing. [ 16 ]
Dalarna (Swedish: [ˈdɑ̂ːlaɳa] ⓘ; lit. ' the Dales ' or ' the Valleys '), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia [2] [3] [a] and the Dales, [6] is a landskap (historical province) in central Sweden. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway in the west.
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Coldblood trotters are the result of cross-breeding native coldblooded farm horses – in Norway the Dølehest, in Sweden the North Swedish Horse – with lighter and faster horses. [ 4 ] : 492 Although the Norwegian and Swedish coldblood trotters are substantially considered a single breed, [ 5 ] two national stud-books are maintained, and ...
The Swedish settlement of Lindsborg, Kansas is known for Dala horses among other celebrations of its heritage. [27] Currently, rose painting is still most common in the Upper Midwest. This is due to the fact that when Norwegians most heavily migrated between the 1840s and 1910s, they ended up living in the Upper Midwest.
A general reference for the early production of dala horses can be found at www.dalahorse.info. The pages are in Swedish though, but google translate makes most of it intelligible. Since I am not sure what the policy is on references in another language I refrained from adding it. Feel free to add it if such references are ok.
Järna (also Dala-Järna to distinguish it from Järna in Södertälje Municipality) is a locality situated in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,413 inhabitants in 2010. [ 1 ] The last traditional player of the Swedish bagpipes , Gudmunds Nils Larsson (died 1949), was from Järna.