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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Finnish ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Finnish Book Search: Finnish Description The Finnish Horse originates in Finland. The Finnish Horses were either Draft, which is no longer in existence, or the lighter Universal type. These horses were not considered to be conformational beauties, but were great at the jobs required of them. The Draft type was fast and powerfully built and did jobs in forestry and agricultural because they were simple to maneuver and do not ruin the ground. The modern stock of Finnish light breed horse was created from the native pony population as well as crosses with cold-blooded and warm-blooded breeds including the Oldenburger. The studbook was opened in 1907 and performance testings was done on both types of the Finnish Horse. The Finnish Horse that is in existence today is the lighter Universal type. This horse is able to do light draft work, is a general-purpose horse, is capable of harness racing and can be ridden if needed to be. The Finnish Horse stands on average 15.2 hh and is a relatively small-framed horse. This horse has incredible pulling power with speed and agility. This breed of horse is even-tempered and long-lived. The Finnish Horse is very enduring and distinguished for its outstanding constitution. Google Ads

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