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Published: 2007-05-31 07:06:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 3475; Favourites: 72; Downloads: 115
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this horse was with the other brown horse i fotographed..The Fjord horse (known in Norway as a fjording) is a rather short but very strong breed of horse from the mountainous regions of western Norway. It ranges from 137 to 147 centimetres (approximately 13.2 to 14.2 hands) in height and weighs from 400 to 550 kilograms (about 882 to 1210 lb), which classifies it as a pony according to international rules (though it is always called a horse in Norway). This breed is one of the worldβs oldest and purest breeds. It is believed that the ancestors of the Fjord horse migrated to Norway and were domesticated over 4,000 years ago.[citation needed] Archeological excavations at Viking burial sites indicate the Fjord horse has been selectively bred for 2,000 years.[citation needed]
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Gorgeous! Fjords are so gentle in nature, this shot shows that well
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yes they really are 
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Yes, could you please also show me the result?
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Yep - [link]
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thank you!
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Such a beautiful horse! Reminds me of a horse I knew...
Could I use this photograph for blending?(I will credit and link back to you page, if you want)
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thank you, and you can use my photo as long as you credit me and send me the result.
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Beautiful horse, and a beautiful capture! A neighbour just recently picked up a couple of Fjordlings and uses them to draw a wagon. I hope to get some shots of them this spring and summer.
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thanks! 
they are extremly good for pulling a wagon.
would be nice to see some shots off them
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thanks
i could amagine that, where is your old fjord now?
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well we had to sell him cuz of money then the person who bought him from us sold him back to the breeder and i contacted the breeder seeing if i could see him one last time and they said no!
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ahh that happends alot these days.
i'm sorry to hear this..
stupid breeder then! i wish you could.
thankfully you still have your memory's of your horse
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Can I use this in a manipulation on ponybox (a sim game)???
I will credit you
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yes you can
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such a beautiful horse. Hey,could i use this pic for a site called 'stallet.se'? It's a site where you have 'horses' and then you train them. I have a fjord horse there but i dont have a picture of a fjord horse. So is it OK if i use this?
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hmm yes i think you can, as long as you credit me, or put up a link to my website.
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Gosh! She/he looks just like the fjording I once had! Miss her
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awww.. 
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I had to sell her:/ 'cause I didn't have time for her anymore (you know, school and stuff), pluss I had some trouble handling her.
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awww thats to bad!!.. yeah but i understand..
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ooh cool you have one?? thats cool!
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haha and it's nice to have 1 who can walk
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They remind me of the Preswalski's wild horse of mongolia, or the Tarpan. I have to say the breed does look very "old" in that it has the stiff mane which you do see in the wild species of horse, and zebra.
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yeah they look alot like the wild horses.. i agree that they look like to be a very old breed... prezwaslki's and tarpans are very hard to make tame, and fjords are very easy to tame... they are very special i think, with the manes.. it has something wild about it..
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Yes, very true
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Aww how cute, I love this breed. ^^ very nice shot there
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Haha, I love those horses, especially since they live here in Norway^^ They`re so cuuute
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yeah me 2
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