{"id":392,"date":"2024-09-01T00:36:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T00:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2025-04-12T21:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T21:24:04","slug":"about-afha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/about-fjords\/about-afha\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT FJORDS IN AUSTRALIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_1569618155\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT FJORDS IN AUSTRALIA<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1569618155 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(40, 40, 40);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1868609042\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1200331191\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2086013090\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1604882189\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-820517832\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1>ORIGINS &amp; HISTORY OF FJORDS<\/h1>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-407738646\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-588340433\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kherson_tarpan.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kherson_tarpan.jpg 984w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kherson_tarpan-576x400.jpg 576w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kherson_tarpan-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kherson_tarpan-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h4>The &#8220;Cherson Tarpan&#8221;, the only tarpan to be photographed, 1884<\/h4>\n<p>Credit: Public Domain<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-974824394\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Norwegian Fjord Horse is one of the oldest and purest breeds in the world, and the breed\u2019s home area is the west coast of Norway. There is some debate about the breed\u2019s origins as it has a lot of visual factors in common with the Przewalski Horse and the Tarpan (now extinct). The Przewalski is the only remaining true wild horse in Central Asia and the Tarpan was the last of the wild horses in Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern science has shown that the Przewalski cannot be the origin of Fjord Horses as it has 66 chromosomes. Both the Fjord and the Tarpan have 64 chromosomes, making the Tarpan the most likely origin of Fjord Horses. The thought is that the Tarpans migrated west from central Europe at the end of the last ice age and settled on the west coast of Norway.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2029301688\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-236898987\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Archaeological finds from the Bronze age show that horses had been domesticated in Norway at that point, which is around 1200 B.C. Further finds show that there has been deliberate breeding of horses in Norway for the past 2000 years by the Vikings. The Vikings most likely established the Fjord Horse utilising the original wild horse and other breeds brought back from pillaging and trading throughout Northern Europe.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1394382569\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-651927240\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-813339788\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1907033903\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There have always been various \u201ctypes\u201d of Fjords depending on which area of the West Coast they heralded from. The southern end had a smaller, more refined horse and the northern end favoured a larger heavier type with more hair growth. This has caused debate on whether there was more than one origin. What is clear however, is that due to the Fjords\u2019 distinctive traits, it has been selectively bred for its suitability on the farms on the west coast and pure breeding has been maintained as a result of this to this day. The Fjord Horse is one of Norway\u2019s National Symbols. It was a horse that could haul timber, plough fields, assist in harvesting, pack goods across mountains, pull the buggy to church and also be used in commercial transport of people, mail and goods around the country, and this versatility has been maintained and expanded on in the horse we use today.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1843 the Norwegian government got involved in the breeding and development of horses in Norway. They started a state-run stud that failed due to poor management and instead chose to buy stallions that could improve on the three Norwegian breeds and lease them to breeders across the country. The government appointed an agronomist to select suitable stallions for use. In his opinion there were no Fjord stallions that held up to selection, so the Fjord was to be cross bred. The resulting horses were not as suitable as the horses that were still pure bred and in 1907 it was formally decided that the Fjord Horse should only be pure bred.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1532980088\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1530715092\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thankfully there had been stallion assessments on the west coast since 1864 and by 1875 the government and the counties on the west coast had commenced buying pure bred Fjord stallions for their leasing programs, which lasted until 1937. The most famous of these stallions were Nj\u00e5l 166, who can be found in the pedigree of every living fjord in the world today. The official stud book for Fjord Horses was first published in 1910 and included 308 stallions born in the years from 1857\u00a0 up to 1904. Until 1989 it was an elite stud book which only included assessed and approved horses, from then on it has been supplemented with a register stud book which contains all registered Fjord Horses. Now to be eligible for registration in Norway, the horse must have 5 generations of pure bred registered fjords in their pedigree.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-534919254\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Njal166.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1>Nj\u00e5l N 166<\/h1>\n<p>Credit: Ok\u00e4nd via H\u00e4ststam<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-996582169\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1474689839\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Until 1941 it had been permissible to use any and all stallions for breeding. However, that year a new law was established that required all stallions used at stud to be assessed and approved, unless the owner of the stallion was covering their own mares. This law was maintained until 1995, when it was amended to fall in with the European rules for horse breeding and from 2002 all stallions had to be assessed and approved before they could be used at stud.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Norwegian Fjord Horses can now be found throughout the world. There are 15 countries that consider their population significant enough to have become members of Fjord Horse International, however there are minor populations in countries outside of these member countries as well. According to Norges Fjordhestlag, there are approximately 5,800 fjords in Norway and 80,000 worldwide. In the Norwegian 2020 breeding season, 54 stallions covered 276 mares according to Norsk Hestesenter reported breeding returns (2019: 41 and 254 for comparison). But with an average live birth of approximately 150 foals per year, the breed is critically endangered in Norway. NIBIO (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nibio.no\/tema\/mat\/husdyrgenetiske-ressurser\/bevaringsverdige-husdyrraser\/hest\/fjordhesten\">Norsk Institutt for Bio \u00d8konomi) wrote in 2017<\/a> that there were approximately 3000 fjord horses in Norway that had been born between 1999 and 2017 and were either a mare or an entire male, leaving almost 50% of the population as horses not able to be used for breeding<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1868609042 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1483589680\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-987161651\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1014754944\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1472612751\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-127533713\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110094672 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110094672 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">THE NORWEGIAN FJORD HORSE IN AUSTRALIA \u2013 a brief history<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW110094672 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1986 the first documented Norwegian Fjord Horses were imported into Australia. Six mares and two stallions were purchased from Holland and founded the breed in Australia. Naustdal was the leading stallion who had been bred and evaluated in Norway under the name Tor Viking. Ferdinand was the second stallion and was imported as a colt. The six mares (four of which were imported as fillies) were Yrmgard, Cerna, Dolly, Dagmar, Danielle and Friska. These original horses were bred and the offspring managed through private records, branding and the gelding of all colts prior to weaning.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two colts by the original stallions, Lexon (Naustdal\/Friska) and Orion (Ferdinand\/Jemima <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Naustdal\/Friska)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, were kept entire. Lexon sired three registered foals all of which have further descendants, and Orion only sired three registered foals in his later years, one of which remains in the breeding population. In 2001, a batch of imported frozen semen from MVF Erlend provided the first new genetics to Australia since the original horses arrived in 1986. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then in late 2008 and early 2009 two new stallions arrived. The first was Camel Hills White Knight from the USA and the second was Myklejon from Norway. Since then, numerous imports of frozen semen have helped contribute to the genetic diversity of the horses in Australia as well as a further two stallions; Linkeh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00f8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">js Fyrst a Danish born stallion and Heggnes Balder a Norwegian born stallion who both arrived in time for the 2022 breeding season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Five mares have been imported to Australia after the original imports of 1986. The first was Aud (Naustdal\/Danielle) who was purchased from New Zealand in 2001. Then in 2016 Ditte Fr\u00f8lunde (now deceased) and Jasmin Kj\u00e6rgaard arrived from Denmark, and finally Jasmin Fr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00f8lunde and Saga Skeller\u00f8d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were imported in 2022 from Denmark. The four Danish mares all arrived in foal to various Danish stallions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-64443170\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1577449336\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-4 medium-columns-3 small-columns-2 row-full-width slider row-slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-push\"  data-flickity-options='{&quot;imagesLoaded&quot;: true, &quot;groupCells&quot;: &quot;100%&quot;, &quot;dragThreshold&quot; : 5, &quot;cellAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,&quot;wrapAround&quot;: true,&quot;prevNextButtons&quot;: true,&quot;percentPosition&quot;: true,&quot;pageDots&quot;: 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class=\"box-image image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-400x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" ids=\"401,402,403,404,405,406\" style=\"default\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" type=\"slider\" image_height=\"100%\" text_size=\"small\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-280x280.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminFrolunde.jpeg 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n                 <p>Jasmin Fr\u00f8lunde (Forever Fjords)<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard.jpeg\" title=\"Jasmin Kj\u00e6rgaard (Forever Fjords)\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-default\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-400x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" ids=\"401,402,403,404,405,406\" style=\"default\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" type=\"slider\" image_height=\"100%\" text_size=\"small\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-280x280.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/JasminKjaergaard.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n                 <p>Jasmin Kj\u00e6rgaard (Forever Fjords)<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst.jpeg\" title=\"Linkeh\u00f8js Fyrst (Forever Fjords)\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-default\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-400x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" ids=\"401,402,403,404,405,406\" style=\"default\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" type=\"slider\" image_height=\"100%\" text_size=\"small\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-280x280.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LinkehojsFyrst.jpeg 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n                 <p>Linkeh\u00f8js Fyrst (Forever Fjords)<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod.jpeg\" title=\"Saga Skeller\u00f8d (Tarcombe Fjords)\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-default\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-373x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" ids=\"401,402,403,404,405,406\" style=\"default\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" type=\"slider\" image_height=\"100%\" text_size=\"small\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-373x400.jpeg 373w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-746x800.jpeg 746w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-768x824.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-1432x1536.jpeg 1432w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-1910x2048.jpeg 1910w, https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SagaSkellerod-600x643.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>                                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left is-small\" >\n                 <p>Saga Skeller\u00f8d (Tarcombe Fjords)<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1673983710\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1891222879\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2059925974\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-451578793\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Norwegian Fjord Horses in Australia have been used in a variety of disciplines. The horses are mainly ridden but there are a number working in harness. Showing, dressage and general hacking remains the most popular uses for the horses in Australia but they are also used for pony clubs, show jumping, western, mounted archery, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">working equitation, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">endurance, cross country and as therapy horses. Norwegian Fjord Horses have also been used as display horses in events such as Equitana, EKKA and judging education days.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the population of horses grew and new owners began to breed horses, the decision was made to join the APSB in 1996 as a way to record and maintain the details and pedigrees of all horses. This provided Norwegian Fjord Horses owners with promotional, networking and competition opportunities and led to the formation of a subcommittee focused on Norwegian Fjord Horses. This in turn paved the way to the formation of the Australian Fjord Horse Association, a dedicated stud book to manage and guide the breeding of Norwegian Fjord Horses in Australia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1483589680 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: #e2d4ba;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":456,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-392","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/392\/revisions\/442"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjordhorse.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}