#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?

[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.

[pangeen]

" Silhouette " // © 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič

[shiftythrifting]

Assorted finds in Timrå, Sweden.

[illustratus]

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

[vintage-sweden]

Children playing with a cart, 1940s, Sweden.

[vintageeurope]

Uppsala, Sweden 1880s

[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.

[streetmatt]

The Charge of the Circus Horse.

By Matti Merilaid.

[2000ghosts]

august 1, 2004

[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.

[dharmaart]

The best view in the world ❤

Prinsessa is a lovely Norwegian Coldblood Trotter.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Are you kidding me? This is like a little town with not one, but 2, castles in Vinninge, Sweden. Look at all the buildings! If you love horses, it's called "a trotting facility," and it's listed for 40,000,000 SEK / $3.6M. It's all for horses- has 40 stalls, 2 tracks, and comes with walking machines, so you don't even have to exercise them yourself.

This is a SERIOUS banquet hall.

Not that old, especially as homes go, b/c it was built in 1995.

Banquet hall anteroom.

Your trophy room to display your horses' triumphs. So cool.

Looks like a fairly new kitchen in here.

But, it's not just about horses- this building is a cat hotel! Plus, it looks like those runs could also be for dogs.

Living room inside the main residence has an unusual fireplace wall with a cone-shaped fireplace.

Nice everyday blue dining room.

After lunch, get right into the hot tub.

Look at that, a coke machine in the kitchen.

Isn't this a beautiful dining room?

Indoor pool.

This is a guest house.

Look at the beautiful gazebo.

Must be the cat hotel.

The horse stalls.

That must be a horse-walking round thing. Plus, there are mature fruit trees on the property.

You can see the fruit trees in this photo.

Is that a pool for the horses?

Amazing property.

And, this orange group of buildings is just the residence.

[rage-against-the-cistem]

feed your local feral rascal

hi >:)

im rimby and i have 14 euros on my bank account. that amount will not last more than a week given i have to spend it on food and bus fares to go to school.

i just need at least 100 euros to get by this month and hopefully next month i get paid and i will stop living under the poverty line. in school im the guy that doesn't eat that much bc well i cant.

oh and meds. i need those!

what do i do? yeah good question! its only something people that set up a crowdfunding do answer. well, im a experienced non published writer/poet that is writing a gay ass fanfic between two online bros here. i also have some poems on my ko-fi. and i stream stardew valley and DOOM (1993) and experimental stuff.

aight, well, that is it. if you can't donate have a pic of a possum, as per usual. take care, pals :]

jeff bezos money pile

coffee pile

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Rubia & Soleil by Mark Finney Via Flickr: One of those rare late evenings this year when there was no cloud on the horizon. Just fantastic soft golden light which would make anything look good.