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Other horses prove too shy or too weak to enable him to confront the giant, so Svend obtains a Jutland horse from a passing miller, who claims that it is strong enough to carry 15 skippund. Mounted on the Jutland, Svend succeeds in killing the giant. [7] The Frederiksborg horse, another Danish breed, influenced the Jutland during the 18th century.
Pony breeds and saddle and sport horses are the main horse breeds in Denmark. Through imports and the establishment of dedicated racecourses, the development of trotting is reflected in the breeding of the Danish trotter. Most of the Danish horses are to be found on the Jutland peninsula, especially the local draft horse breed (Jutland horse).
Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres (0.59 km 2) of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene.
Images from the 9th century show a horse similar to the Jutland being used by Viking raiders in what is now Great Britain. A stud book was created in the late 19th century, and the Jutland population grew to a maximum of around 15,000 by 1950. Numbers subsequently declined, and as of 2011 it is estimated that there are only about 1,000 horses ...
The Schleswig Coldblood stands between 154–162 cm (15.1–16.0 hands). [3] Stallions are, on average, about 2 cm taller than mares.It has a short and straight head with kind eyes and a broad forehead; a short, cresty neck; powerful shoulders; a long body with good depth in the girth; powerful hindquarters; short and stocky limbs with some feather.
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Draft horses (or draught horses, for those Brits among us) are really really rare on the ground any more. This is a global problem for any developed country. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:27, 26 January 2011 (UTC) As far as I know, without being an expert, the Jutland horses were famous in Denmark for their working power.
Jutland is a peninsula that comprises the mainland part of Denmark and part of northern Germany. Jutland may also refer to: Jutland, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in the United States; Jutland horse, a horse breed; Battle of Jutland, a World War I naval battle; Jutland, a 1967 Battle of Jutland wargame published by Avalon Hill