the Horse in Sweden – more important than you think

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Worldclass sport and competition Harness racing Both Warmbloods and Coldbloods compete in trotting in Sweden. The faster Warmblood can be found on trotting courses the world over, whereas Coldblood trotters compete only in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Monté racing, that is trotting with jockeys, is increasingly popular in Sweden. The high attendances at competitions and the large amount of voluntary work being carried out in connection with the competitions are clear signs that there is a great grassroots commitment to the sport. Around 10 000 races with betting are run every year. The spread of trotting courses throughout the land shows that this popular sport has strong regional support. A licence is required to train and compete with a trotter. There are several different types of licence but the two largest groups are A-trainers (professional trainers) and B-trainers (amateur trainers). The cost of training a horse professionally varies greatly but is usually in the region of 200–300 crowns per day. For trotting’s youth division there is pony trotting, which is growing in popularity and can now be found pretty much throughout the entire country, using the Shetland and Gotland ponies. Many of today’s celebrated trainers and drivers got their starts in ”junior-trotting”. 8 The horse in Sweden – more important than you think Trotting courses in Sweden Large track Middle-size track Small track When the world’s best Coldblood, Järvsöfaks, loses a race it is the exception rather than the rule. A stallion with fantastic charisma, he is put out to stud when not competing.
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Page 3 and 4: Contents The horse in Sweden today
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Page 7 and 8: Successful breeding There are quite
Page 9: Horse breeds in Sweden Akhal-Teke A
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Page 19 and 20: Social importance and the potential
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