Finn horse
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| Origin: | Finland |
| Main breeding area: | Finland |
| Distribution: | Finland |
| Stick measure : | 140-163 cm |
| Colors : | mainly foxes, rarely duns, browns, blacks |
| Main application area: | Harness racing, equestrian sports, agriculture |
The Finnhorse ( Finnish Universal ) is a Finnish all-round horse and the only original horse breed in Finland . The Finnhorse is divided into four types: a heavy, cold-blooded draft horse (Työhevonen), a light draft horse (Juoksija), a versatile riding horse (Ratsuhevonen) and a small horse (Pienhevonen).
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The Finnhorse is between 140 and 163 cm tall, the small horse type must not exceed the height of 148 cm. There are mainly foxes with light long hair, more rarely duns, browns and blacks. His legs are clear and correct, with little droppings, and the angulation of the hindquarters is characteristic of trotters .
interior
Despite its small frame, the Finnhorse combines the speed, character and agility of smaller breeds with the strength of the cold blood . He is known to be persistent, durable and willing to perform. When they are entered in the stud book, the character of the various types is graded in relation to their area of application.
Breeding history
The Finnhorse has its origin in the so-called Klepper , a form of the domestic horse that was native to the entire Baltic Sea region. Until 1900, most of the horses of the breed were still seen as Finnish Klepper, the division into the different types of the Finnhorse only happened in the 20th century. The small horse type is the original Klepp type.
A stud book was founded in 1907 , when the stallions were registered, the average height was 153 cm. In 1920 the draft horse type was separated from the lighter universal type, which was used as a riding and trotting horse. The national central organization for racing and horse breeding in Finland ( Hippos ) has kept the studbook since 1970 , which also introduced the division into four different types. There are strict performance tests for entry in the stud book, depending on the type of train, racing or riding tests.
Today more than three quarters of the Finnhorses are of the trotter type, in second place are the riding horses, the original Klepper type and the draft horse have greatly decreased in number. The Finnhorse in the trotter type has always been considered the fastest draft horse in the world, when selecting this type, special emphasis is placed on performance.
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Trotters
Draft horse
Riding horse
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- Detailed brochure on the Finnpferd on suomenhevonen.info (PDF file; 6.48 MB)
- Jasper Nissen: Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds . Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-440-09723-4
