Use today: The Swedish Warmblood excels in all Olympic disciplines, in particular jumping and dressage. 
Color: All solid colors.
Height: 16 to 17 hands.

Profile: Evidence shows that equines have been in Sweden since 4000 B.C. In the 1500s, the Swedish government began importing horses, most notably Dutch Friesians and some saddle breeds, to improve the indigenous Scandinavian horse. The national stud farms were located in Flyinge, Stromsholm and Kungsor. In 1658, the Swedish King Carl X Gustav ...
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