Chub horse
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| Origin: | Norway , 5th – 9th century |
| Main breeding area: | Norway, especially the eastern provinces and Gudbrandsdal |
| Distribution: | Norway |
| Stick measure : | 145-157 cm |
| Colors : | mostly brown and black horses, chestnut |
| Main application area: | Train, riding and carriage horses, trotting races, agricultural work |
The Dölepferd - also Gudbrandsdal horse - is a Norwegian horse breed that is a small cold-blooded horse . His extraordinary performance in trotting races should be emphasized.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
In contrast to other breeds, the chub horse can be described as inconsistent in its exterior and is divided into two lofts. These are a light and a trotter type.
Both strokes have in common a broad, dry head with a straight profile, which is characterized by a pony expression. The neck is strong and long, has a full, curly mane, the shoulder is massive and sloping. The withers are not very pronounced, the long back looks a bit dull, but turns into a very strong hindquarters. The croup is sloping and wide, the tail, which is also lush, reaches down to the ground. The trunk is wide and deep and has a protruding rib arch. The foundation is stable and rests on short, strong legs and rough joints.
interior
This breed is patient, balanced, active, and energetic.
Breeding history
In the specialist literature one can look up references to the similarity of the chub horse with the fur and Dales pony , but also references to the Frisian . This is certainly due on the one hand to the fact that the northern European small-blooded and pony breeds had the same or similar ancestors, but on the other hand it can certainly be traced back to a breeding influence of the old black horses from Friesland, since Frisians were already before the close ties between Norway and England Traders have sought the popularity of their breed in this area.
In the 19th century the Dölepferd was refined by the English stallion Odin . Baldur , a grandson of Odin , therefore appears frequently in the pedigrees of current horses. In the same century, imported trotter stallions were also used in the breeding of the Dölepferde, whereby the already existing trotting characteristics were reinforced again. Important stallions of the trotting group were Dovre and Toftebrun .
State breeding farms have been monitoring the strict selection since 1962, with the goal of optimizing the trot performance. At the beginning of the 21st century, the record was held by the Döle-Traber-Stallion Alm Svarten , whose time of 1:26 min. on the kilometer represents a considerable achievement for a small cold blood.
