#horses Sweden

[raincitygirl76]

You know how Newmarket is the centre of British horse racing, and Chantilly the Centre of French horse racing. Is there an equivalent town in Sweden?

Just curious. The British royal family is always being photographed at Ascot and other prestigious racecourses, and their Queen Elizabeth II used to own racehorses. If fictional Queen Kristina also owns racehorses, whereabouts in Sweden would her horse trainer be most likely to have their stable?

[vintage-sweden]

"Anna Nordenfalk skiing behind a horse", ca. 1920, Sweden.

[ofhoovesandheart]

north swedish draft 🐻

[saturnvs]

HORSE COMMISSIONS! now closed.

hello! i moved this week and as i'm getting more settled in, i felt ready to open my horse comms again :) i'm also generally in need of some money, especially during this period.

you can commission me to draw any horse - a real one, an oc, a fictional horse from a show or a video game like tloz, star stable, rdr2, bella sara .. you name it! all the horses are welcome :D

some general guidelines:

paypal only, full payment upfront.

provide reference photos; reference sheets are great for ocs, and for real horses i appreciate clear pictures from several angles if the piece requires it

horses only! no human companions

tiers and prices (are the same for portraits/busts and full body)

rendered/painted piece: $65 (extra horse + $30) a rendered, detailed piece with a flat or very simple background

colored sketch with some/minimal rendering: $45 (extra horse +$20) a sketch with flat colors and some rendering + a flat background.

if you are interested, either message me here on tumblr or send me an email at art.saturnvs@gmail.com and i’ll get back to you as soon as possible!

i've recently moved apartments and am a little busy with getting things in order, i'll be working as best as i can around this! :)

if you aren't interested in a commission but still want to leave a tip, here's my ko-fi!

[dharmaart]

Photos of some Icelandic horses grazing in a nature reserve. I met these guys when I went for a walk on Christmas day.

[illustratus]

The Death of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden at the Battle of Lützen, 16 November 1632 by Friedrich Kaiser

[pangeen]

" Silhouette " // © 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič

[shiftythrifting]

Assorted finds in Timrå, Sweden.

[federer7]

Horse & Windmill. Gotland, Sweden. 1993

Photo: Pentti Sammallahti

[royalchildreneurope]

Princess Madeleine of Sweden shared this picture on her Instagram page of her daughter, Princess Leonore of Sweden as she and her mother enjoy a horse riding, in Öland, Sweden -July 18th 2024.

📷 : Princess Madeleine of Sweden on Instagram.

[vintage-sweden]

Snow removal in Örebro, 1930s, Sweden.

[streetmatt]

The Charge of the Circus Horse.

By Matti Merilaid.

[2000ghosts]

august 1, 2004

[dharmaart]

The best view in the world ❤

Prinsessa is a lovely Norwegian Coldblood Trotter.

[illustratus]

After the battle – The Swedes in Poland in 1655 by Henryk Pillati

[horses-in-art-history]

If the netherlands has friesians, America has mustangs, and Saudi Arabia has arabians, what breeds come from sweden?

There are a few to pick from so I'll just list them here and I've included some of my own photos of each breed so you can get a better idea of their characteristics. There are no "historical" pictures included, so this is a bit of a departure from what I normally do so I hope people don't mind.

Svensk Varmblod (SWB)

Sweden has the Swedish warmblood which has been very successful in showjumping, dressage, eventing, and even driving. As of 2018 it is the most common horse breed in Sweden followed by Icelandic horses and then warmblooded trotters (two non-native breeds). In 2018, of the top two highest ranking show jumping horse and rider duos, both horses were Swedish Warmbloods (Hanson WL and Albfuehren’s Bianca). The examples below are of two Swedish Warmbloods in more commonplace use as all round riding horses.

Nordsvensk Brukshäst and Kallblodstravare

The North Swedish Horse (Nordsvensk) is a native breed of heavy horse. It is still popular for riding, driving and farm work. Lighter lines within the breed are bred for harness racing and are registered in the stud-book of Svensk Kallblodstravare, that is to say Swedish Coldblood Trotter. This split happened in 1964, creating a heavier working-type and a lighter trotting horse. The Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish cold blood trotters are the only ones that exist in the world. One of the most famous Swedish Coldblood Trotters is probably Järvsöfaks. He holds the current world record for Coldbloods in wins, consecutive wins (42), and the coldblood trotter world record time, 1:17.9 per kilometer. The photos bellow are of the heavier type (Nordsvensk Brukshäst).

Svensk Ardenner

The Swedish Ardennes is it's own breed and the result of crossing the imported Ardennes horses to the Nordsvensk. The breed was developed in the late 19th century in response to demands within agriculture. They are a medium-sized draught horse breed that are still used in areas inaccessible to machinery to haul timber.

Gotlands Russ

The Gotlands Russ is an old breed of Swedish pony. Feral horses on Gotland have been documented since the 13th century, but in the mid 19th century settlers caused their numbers to decline and despite a breeding centre being founded in 1880 there was only 14 left in 1922. In the process of rehabilitating the breed two Welsh stallions were used. The stud-book has been closed to outside blood since 1971. They are good all round ponies that are often used for harness racing.