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(1914) [MARC] Author: Joseph Guinchard
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horse, which was becoming extinct through injudicious crossings with foreign
stallions. (See "Stambok över nordsvenska hästar" by Wilhelm Hallander.)
Closely allied to this native race is the Norwegian Gudbrandsdal horse, which
is also used for inter-breeding with the North Swedish horse. The latter, as
the name implies, is employed mostly in the north of Sweden, but this light,
agile horse is finding its way more and more to the Midlands and the South,
for farm and highway work.

The Rearing Depot for North Swedish Stallions at Vången in Jämtland,
erected on Crown property, and maintained by the Norrland Agricultural
Societies, will doubtless do much to promote the breeding of the North Swedish horse.

The breeding of heavy draug-lit-horses. Of the heavy breeds that have been
imported, Percheron and Pinzgauer breeds have not appreciably influenced the
breeding of the Swedish cart-horse. The Clydesdale horse was introduced into
Västergötland as early as 1840 and gave rise to the "Levene" strain. It has
also influenced the breed in other parts, particularly in the beet-growing districts
of Skåne. This big, strong, agile draught-horse should be well adapted for these
regions; nevertheless it is not particularly in favour at present, doubtless because
it is more expensive to keep than its rival, the Belgian horse.

At the beginning of the seventies, Belgian horses of the Ardennes type began
to be imported. The result was favourable; the Belgian, when crossed with
country horses, produced a capital cart-horse, powerful and not too exacting.
Consequently, the Ardennes horse has gradually been rising into favour, and,
where heavy draught-horse breeding is pursued, it is the predominating type.
Excellent Ardennes horses are reared in Västergötland, Östergötland, and Halland.
Västergötland takes the lead: it not merely produces horses for its own
requirements, but also sells a fair number to other parts of Sweden and to foreign
countries, principally Germany.

The Ardennes horse is, as the name implies, an upland horse, of compact,
powerful form, and lively movement.

Not all the horses which have passed under that name have been genuine

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Colts in a Paddock at Vången.

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