The Icelandic horse is a very old, and one of the purest horse breeds in the world. They came to Iceland with the Vikings several centuries ago. It is the only horse breed on Iceland, and its purity is secured by a law ...

The Norwegian coldblooded trotter is a unique horse. This type of trotter can only be found in the Scandinavian countries and is the only heavy type of trotter in the world. Today the Norwegian and Swedish horse is considered ...

The Hannovarian is one of the most successful horse breeds in the world. The breeding system is a positive example for many other breeding organisations. This Thesis analyse the development of the Hannovarian and the Success ...

The Døle is a medium sized horse of draught type. It is rough, hardy and with a nice, steady temper. It originates from the eastern part of Norway, where it has been breed systematically since the 1860’s. The Døle was ...

Through this diploma work we characterized the height at withers of the mares (n=641) of Mezőhegyes stud farm by breed. The mares under investigation were born between 1803 and 1867. Further on, we compared them using the ...

It is one of the oldest breeds, and has a long recorded history of pure breeding with out crossbreeding from other sources. It is believed that the ancestors of the Fjord horse migrated to Norway and were domesticated over ...