the Horse in Sweden – more important than you think
the Horse in Sweden – more important than you think
the Horse in Sweden – more important than you think
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<strong>Horse</strong> breeds <strong>in</strong> <strong>Sweden</strong><br />
Akhal-Teke<br />
Appaloosa<br />
American Curly<br />
American Pony<br />
American Saddlebred<br />
Anglo-Arabian Fullblood<br />
Arabian Fullblood *<br />
Arabian Halfblood<br />
Bashkir<br />
British Rid<strong>in</strong>g Pony<br />
Budyonny<br />
Connemara Pony<br />
Dartmoor Pony<br />
English Thoroughbred<br />
Exmoor Pony<br />
Falabella<br />
Fjord <strong>Horse</strong><br />
Friesian<br />
Hafl<strong>in</strong>ger<br />
Irish Cob<br />
Coldblooded Trotter*<br />
Caspian<br />
* Breeds for trott<strong>in</strong>g or horse rac<strong>in</strong>g with wager<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Lipizzan<br />
Lusitano<br />
Morgan<br />
New Forest Pony<br />
North Swedish <strong>Horse</strong><br />
Pa<strong>in</strong>t <strong>Horse</strong><br />
Polo Pony<br />
Pura Raza Española, PRE<br />
(Andalusian)<br />
Gotland Pony<br />
Shagya Arabian<br />
Shire<br />
Irish T<strong>in</strong>ker<br />
Welsh Cob<br />
Welsh Pony<br />
Welsh Mounta<strong>in</strong> Pony<br />
Shetland Pony<br />
Swedish Ardenner<br />
Swedish Rid<strong>in</strong>g Pony<br />
Swedish Warmblood<br />
(Swedish Halfblood)<br />
Swedish Trott<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Horse</strong>*<br />
(and many various crossbreeds)<br />
The horse <strong>–</strong> an athletic herbivore<br />
<strong>Horse</strong>s are by nature roam<strong>in</strong>g herbivores, liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
wild <strong>in</strong> small herds (a lead mare, a stallion and several<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r mares). They graze for 16<strong>–</strong>18 hours per day.<br />
The horse, whatever size of breed, is a born athlete. The<br />
horse has a rest<strong>in</strong>g pulse rate of around 30<strong>–</strong>40 beats per<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ute, climb<strong>in</strong>g to as much as 240 bpm dur<strong>in</strong>g physical<br />
exertion. The heart of a normal horse of 450kg weighs<br />
around 5.5kg and pumps circa 1 litre of blood with every<br />
beat. Accord<strong>in</strong>gly, <strong>in</strong> just over 4 m<strong>in</strong>utes a horse can<br />
pump 1 cubic metre of blood. The horse can also improve<br />
circulation on demand by produc<strong>in</strong>g extra blood<br />
cells via its spleen, a sort of <strong>in</strong>-built “blood dop<strong>in</strong>g”. As<br />
a breed <strong>the</strong> horse is very adaptable. It ranges <strong>in</strong> size from<br />
around 0.7 to circa 2 meters <strong>in</strong> height and can grow fur<br />
to survive hard w<strong>in</strong>ters or develop sk<strong>in</strong> to cope with<br />
desert heat.<br />
The horse <strong>in</strong> <strong>Sweden</strong> <strong>–</strong> <strong>more</strong> <strong>important</strong> <strong>than</strong> <strong>you</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k 7
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