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Fjord Information
Fjord
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Riding Breed
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| Working Breed |
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| Sport Breed |
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| Show Breed |
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| Pony Breed |
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| Easily Trained |
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| Independant |
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| All Climates |
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| All Terrain |
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Fjord Qualities
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The qualities that closely identify the horses
referred to as Fjord breeds are mostly qualities that embrace being strong and sweet. They are
considered strong, robust, and hardy all at the same time. Commonly used as riding horse, as
well as for harness work, you can see them traveling as packs and working on farms. One can
locate the breed in Oslo, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland.
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Fjord Temperament
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Fjord horses bode a gentle and eager-to-please temperament. Overall, they
can easily be utilized as riding horses, even for little ones. They make training very
simple as they can adapt to any surrounding rather quickly and can also be taught a number
of skills with ease. They do well around other pets and other horses.
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Fjord Appearance
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The Fjord horse is extremely unique in their appearance. They stand at
around fourteen hands in full grown size. Additionally, they have a refined head and a
very defined wither. A full coat of fur that is much thicker than other horse breeds
and their very distinctive markings makes this style stand out. Some may have a line
that spreads from the head to the rear of their manes with a black coating on it
to easily identify which horse it may be.
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Fjord Upkeep
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Taking care of Fjord horses is rather easy. This type of breed can
become extremely independent with very little effort at all. They can find food on
their own and also roam for miles without any disruption or need for beaks. No
major health issues have been reported on this particular breed either.
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Fjord History
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The Fjord breed derives from Norway. They are considered one of
the finest and eldest breeds in existence today. Generally, most confuse them
with the Przewalski’s Horse, and while they may be similar, they have
sixty four chromosomes versus the more common sixty six. Experts have agreed
that the majority of these horses have come over to Norway as a result of
shipping from places such as Sweden and Denmark. Some researchers have
claimedthat they were actually discovered since the ice ages. Said to have
been domesticated over some three thousand years, this particular breed is
derived from a set of horses that were shipped across the ocean. They are
always bred in the same color, a dun shade of fur, to make it easier to
identify them. Some have very distinctive markings on them, which you will see
on virtually every single Fjord in some nature, making them even more
unique.
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