horse breeds · Norway
Horse breeds from Norway
This list covers horse breeds that originate in Norway, including pony and trotting types. Use it to compare each breed's recorded origin, size detail and stated background.
Entries may include a short description, aliases or a recorded height. Read the facts for each breed rather than assuming that every entry has the same details.
Coldblood trotter Norway Photo: Don Wright · CC BY 2.0 
Dølehest Norway Photo: HaXXa · CC BY 3.0 
Fjord horse Norway Photo: Plasma · Public domain 
Photo credits5 photographs on this page
- Coldblood trotter — Don Wright · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Dølehest — HaXXa · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Fjord horse — Plasma · Public domain · file page
- Lofoten pony — Bergens Museum · No restrictions · file page
- Nordlandshest/Lyngshest — ABTiede · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.
Start with Norwegian origin
Every breed in this list is recorded as originating in Norway. Check the individual entry when you want the breed's specific Norwegian name or background.
Check the size details
Some entries include a height. The Nordlandshest/Lyngshest entry records a height of 1.3. The Fjord horse is described as relatively small and strong.
Look at the breed type
Names can point to the type of horse. The Coldblood trotter is a trotting horse group, while the Lofoten pony is listed as a pony.
Compare names and aliases
Several breeds have more than one name. The Coldblood trotter entry connects the Norwegian Coldblood Trotter with the Scandinavian group, and Nordlandshest/Lyngshest has several alternative names.
This breed list is arranged A to Z. It is not a ranking and has no paid places.
Figures and descriptions are shown as recorded. Details that are not available for an entry are left out.
Questions
Where do these horse breeds come from?
Each breed in this list is recorded as originating in Norway.
What is the Coldblood trotter?
It is a group of two closely related, interconnected trotting breeds: the Norwegian Coldblood Trotter and the Swedish Coldblood Trotter.
What is the Fjord horse?
The Fjord, or Norwegian Fjord Horse, is a relatively small, strong breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway.
What height is recorded for the Nordlandshest/Lyngshest?
Its entry records a height of 1.3.
Does Nordlandshest/Lyngshest have other names?
Yes. It is also called the Nordland/Lyngen horse, nordland horse or Lyngen horse.