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Västergötland Horse of the Ardennes type.
of light horses, others, such as the Swedish Jockey Club and the Skånska
Fält-rittklubben, have that object as an essential part of their programme.
The breeding of light horses stands highest by far in Skåne. The great
majority of army horses are still purchased from Skåne, though latterly the
tendency has been to take them more and more from the central parts of Sweden.
Out of 1 051 remounts purchased in 1906, 64’8 % came from Skåne, and the
remaining 35*2 %’ from the rest of the country; in 1911, the corresponding
figures were 57’5 and 42’5 %. A small number of army-horses have been
exported in recent years from Skåne to Denmark.
The Swedish half-bred, the army saddle-horse particularly, is an excellent horse.
Unfortunately, the interest in the breeding of half-breds is manifestly on the
decline. The reason is that the breeding of half-breds is at present considered
less remunerative than that of draught-horses. It should also be noted that
bookmaking is prohibited in Sweden, and this naturally discourages horse-racing.
Proposals have been mooted to promote the breeding of light horses by abolishing
this prohibition, and also by erecting a Government stud.
Native horses of the farm-horse type. There are parts of Sweden where the
horses are sufficiently unaffected by foreign breeds to be considered pure
natives. There is, for instance, the Dalbo horse in Dalsland and the north of
Bohuslän, a small horse, but powerful for its size, and capable of much endurance
and adapted for the more barren parts of the country.
There is also the "North Swedish" horse, descended from the Jämtland and
Hälsinge horses. It is a powerful and very willing horse, of a light cart-horse
type, draws the heaviest loads over roads, and trots briskly along the highways.
It is quite indispensable for forest and highway work in the northern and
central parts of Sweden, and moreover does capitally as a farm-horse in upland
districts all over the country. It could doubtless also be used with advantage
for the army, in the artillery and baggage department. For some twenty years,
systematic efforts have been made with great success to preserve this invaluable
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