The Dole Trotter originates from Norway’s Gudbrandsdal valley. This lighter sporting type of draft horse derived from the Dole Gudbrandsdal in the 19th century. The Dole Gudbrandsdal were crossed with imported trotting stallions, usually Swedish or Thoroughbred, creating the Dole Trotter. The Dole Trotter is a tough, hard horse with a great trotting ability and huge lungs. These horses were developed for harness racing, which is a popular sport in Scandinavia. The Dole Trotter is raced in the diagonal trotting gait. The Dole Trotter stands on average 15.1 hh. The Dole Trotter stallions are tested for entry into the studbook, to qualify they must accomplish a distance of 0.6 miles in under three minutes.