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horces.
95
Number of horses Number of
per thousand in- horses per
habitants sq. km
Spain................. 21-5 08
United States . . . ’.......... 205’3 1-5
Argentina............... 1 034’2 1’6
Japan................. 358 3’7
Australia............... 397’5 024
We shall now proceed to give a brief sketch of the history of horse-breeding in
Sweden.
Horse of North Sivedish Breed.
In the earliest times there existed in Sweden a horse of small size. This
type, the origin of which is unknown, has disappeared in consequence of crossing
with several breeds introduced into the country during the course of time. Such
a cross-breeding is supposed to have taken place with imported horses as early
as during the Viking Period, when intercourse with foreign countries was rather
brisk, this crossing becoming still more general when, with the development of
chivalry during the Middle Ages, the need of a more powerful and stronger horse
made itself felt. The returning knights brought home with them horses both
from the East and from Western Europe, and these horses affected the type in
the districts where they were used for breeding. On manorial estates and abbey
lands, horse-breeding was pursued with keen interest. A statute of the year
1345 gives us a notion of the value of a really good horse at that time.
According to that statute, a horse, in order to be considered suitable for
knight-service, must be worth 40 marks (corresponding to about 2 800 kronor
in present money value).
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