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iii. rural husbandry.
Ardennes. That designation has been frequently applied to those imported from
the lowlands of Belgium, big animals, but flabby and sluggish, and thus less
valuable for breeding. In certain parts, this horse seems to be actually
preferred to the genuine Ardennes, on account of its bulk and size.
In 1901, there was formed an Association the object of which is, by dint of
keeping systematic records of pedigree, to preserve and utilize suitable
breeding-horses of pure, or substantially pure, Ardennes race, and of good uniform type,
and, by other measures as well, to encourage the breeding of the Ardennes
horse in Sweden (Stamboksföreningen för svenska ardennerhästar).
Out of the hundred or so Stallion and Horse Breeding Societies in Sweden,
70 °/o as their object breeding with horses of the Ardennes type.
Pony breediug. On the island of Gottland there formerly existed a large
number of small horses, called "russ", but since the separate re-partition of the land
(Sw. enskifte; cf. p. 31), they have been gradually disappearing. The breed
still exists, but in small numbers, which are being rapidly reduced year by
year; thus this extremely hardy, enduring, and unpretentious pony seems destined
to extinction. The demand for ponies in Sweden is supplied by the
importation of Iceland horses, a less attractive breed than the dainty Swedish
pony-horse.
Studs. Flyinge and Strömsholm, as well as Ottenby on Öland, were formerly
Government studs. But at present there exists no Government stud.
Strömsholm (in 1872), Flyinge (in 1887) were converted into stallion depots, and the
Ottenby stud was in 1886 turned into a remount depot, now abandoned. A
number of persons interested in horse-breeding have latterly urged the
re-esta-blishment of a Government stud for light horses at Ottenby.
There are private studs at Vittskövle in Skåne and at Loddby in
östergöt-land, for thorough-breds and half-breds; at Blomberg in Västergötland and
Bjärka-Säby in Östergötland, for Ardennes horses. Mr Hjalmar Tornqvist’s stud at
Husby Gård in Uppland merits special mention, for his energetic and
well-directed efforts to revive the old Hälsinge horse.
Premiums. The award of premiums for horses is provided for by a royal
ordinance of the year 1913. For this purpose the country is divided into 6
districts, and each district into sub-districts. Each Provincial Agricultural
Society constitutes a sub-district. Only the following kinds of horses are
entitled to premiums:
1) Thorough-breds and half-breds.
2) Draught-horses of the following kinds:
a) North Swedish and the Gudbrandsdal race or breed.
b) Ardennes, and horses of that breed.
c) Clydesdale, and horses of that breed.
Thorough-breds and half-breds are entitled to premiums all over Sweden; as to
the other races, the Agricultural Society proposes, and the Studs Board decides
which of them shall be entitled to premiums within a sub-district. Horses of
the Gottland race are entitled to a premium, being reckoned as half-bred.
The grants made in 1914 for premiums amounted to 155 158 kronor from
the Government, 151 700 kronor from the Agricultural Societies, and 16 950
kronor from the landstings (County Councils).
The Agricultural Societies endeavour to encourage horse-breeding in other ways
as well. Thus some of them grant subsidies to Stallion and Breeding Societies
for the purchase of suitable breeding animals; and the horse-shows arranged by
them makes it possible to obtain a general view of the condition of horse-breeding
in different parts of the country.
Annual horse-shows are held in Stockholm, Malmö, and Norrköping, in the
spring.
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