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The landrace horse history is in many ways the basis for trotting as a sport in the Nordic countries. The breed's ability to walk and trot became particularly important in the Nordic climate with the invention of the sled.
Pohjoissuomenkarjan (PSK), toiselta nimeltään lapinlehmä, kantakirja perustettiin vuonna 1905, jolloin se jaettiin valkoiseen ja punaiseen värityyppiin. Valkoista tyyppiä kutsuttiin Perä-Pohjolan roduksi tai Lapin roduksi ja punaista pohjoissuomalaiseksi roduksi.
Origin: Norway Native name: Dølahest Withers height: 145-155 cm Colour: Black, brown, chestnut, grey, buckskin, dun, palomino. May have white markings. Type: Middle sized working horse Number of breeding mares in Norway, 2018: 238 Not at Risk Vulnerable Endangered...
Origin: Norway Norwegian name: Sidet Trønderfe og Nordlandsfe (STN) Weight: 430kg (cow), 600kg (bull) Height: 120cm (cow), 130cm (bull) Colour: White base colour, black coloursided (brown can appear), black around eyes, nose, and ears. Polled. Type: Dairy cow Number of...
The Icelandic cattle is the only Nordic native cattle breed that is not at risk of extinction. Due to the strict import conditions it has for centuries been the only dairy cattle breed kept in the country.
The Frederiksborg horse was founded in the 16th century by the Danish kings Frederik II and Christian IV, who gathered the best horse material from the European royal stud farms of the time.
In the 1990’s a herd of different looking cattle was discovered on the Danish island Agersø. The island is located between Sealand and Funen. The population reminded of descriptions and deprictions of the Island cattle on paintings from the Golden Age, that lasted from app....
Brought to the Faroe Islands by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, the geographical remoteness in the North Atlantic Ocean forced these horses to adapt to its surroundings.
The first settlers came to Faroe Islands 12-1500 years ago. Stories says that the population of cattle was kept isolated on the islands in the following hundreds of years.
