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HORSES.
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of different races, bought, for the most part, as foals in Hanover,
and intended to recruit the numbers of the stallions at the depots.
The State military riding-school is at Strömsholm. There are depots
for 850 remounts at Utnftslöt, near Strömsholm, and at Herrevadskloster
in Skåne.
The chief private studs in the country are Tjolöholm in Halland,
with thorough-bred and half-blood horses; Brodda in Skåne, with
Anglo-Arabian horses; Vidtsköfle in the same province, with
half-blood horses; Hagelsberga in Vestmanland, and Blomberg in
Vestergötland, with Ardennes horses.
In 1874, the Government began to give premiums for horses.
According to a regulation of 1900, now in force, the Government gives
premiums for thorough-bred oriental and English stallions and also
for cold-blooded stallions of certain kinds; but premiums for mares
with foals and fot young horses, are given out of funds provided partly
by the State and partly by County Councils, Agricultural Societies,
and private associations.
In 1902, according to the reports of
the Stud General Board, premiums were
awarded to 479 stallions and 2,085 mares
and young horses. The premiums
amounted to 206,812 kronor, to which the
Agricultural Societies contributed 111,034
kronor. The total expenses of the
Agricultural Societies, in 1902, for the promotion
of horse-breeding amounted to 189,577
kronor. Those of the State amounted, in
1902, to 255,151 kronor. Total expenses of
the Agricultural Societies and the State
amounted together to 444,728 kronor.
The State-grant for horse premiums used
to amount to 50,000 kronor, but, from
the beginning of the year 1900, it has
been increased to 100,000 kronor.
Of låte years, a number of Societies for horse-breeding, stallion-studs, and
foal-companies, have been established in different parts of the country, which, for the
most part, endeavour to promote the breeding of draught-horses by improving them
by means of cold-blooded races. Besides the Northern Stud-Book, of which 4 volumes
have appeared, in which are entered the thorough-bred horses of the country,
stud-books are issued by several Läns, both for warm and cold-blooded horses. Races,
where only gentlemen may ride, are held annually at 10 race-courses under the
direction of the Jockey Club and local committees. In 1901, prizes were awarded to the
amount of 33,400 kronor, besides 93 prizes of honour, and 3,620 kronor as
breeding-prizes. Several Trotting-Clubs hold races in the central parts of the country.
But some few decades back, there still existed in the eastern
provinces of Sweden a race of horses which in many respects resembled the
Tartaric race in Russia. It has now disappeared in consequence of crossing
with other breeds.
Gotland pony (».Buss»).
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