harness type horse norway alternately considered separate breed considered type small draft horse known pulling power agility smaller faster horse harness racing types commonly types strictly entry time resulted improvement breed type originally probably descended horse time breed arabian blood added especially creation 19th century created current breed association formed originally mainly pack horse today heavier type mainly agricultural purposes crossed breeds develop horses harness racing riding breed characteristics horses generally stand hands inches hands high weigh pounds usually bay brown black gray chestnut occurring frequently white markings occur head legs especially type head heavy straight profile neck short muscular moderately pronounced broad chest wide deep shoulder strong muscular sloping long broad muscular slightly sloping legs short broad solid joints tough point breed history prone weak legs low fertility problems corrected horses closely resemble developed ancestral stock presented grading inspection heavy type tested pulling power lighter type rays showing knee lower legs free defects presented satisfactory results track breeding year old issued temporary licenses begin racing career breeding ability considered acceptable type proper fast grading registered draft type strict organized standards improved quality breed past decades horse smallest draft breeds shows great pulling power hardy especially known excellent shown lighter sub type breed late 20th century types common breed uniform type fewer differences draft sections breed history thought originated inland valley county likely descendant breeds similar people known traders area movement western norway northern england 9th century century extended period trade areas likely influenced strong resemblance fell pony breeds named large influence development breed son partisan stallion sources breeding imported norway said cost time bred years norway horses today contain arabian imported norway influential stallion named grandson considered foundation stallion heavier type stallion named breeders maintain improve horses heavier type draft uses 19th century harness racing began rise popularity norway breeders looked create horse suitable sport smaller lighter faster variation draft type developed blood heavy draft breeds create new type especially influenced arabian foundation stallion type types commonly especially split types class heavier agriculture driving horses class lighter racing riding horses formed enthusiasts second type stud book published containing types born split registration norwegian crosses time standards entry inspection committee created norwegian taken new program approved coordinated original registry horses meet standards alternately considered separate breed interest continued world war horses heavily norway occupation germany breed numbers interest diminished war increasing reduced demand draft animals breeding center established help maintain population numbers formed promote preserve breed approximately registered new registered annually uses originally developed pack horses overland trade routes norway main connected oslo north_sea ran mainly heavy draft agricultural work timber hauling lighter mainly harness racing influential breed formation breeds similar north swedish breeds crossed produce lighter weight horse forward harness racing crossed swedish produce riding type horses crosses produce nice hunter horses
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