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Järvsöfaks
Järvsöfaks (23 June 1994 – 19 October 2020) was a Swedish trotter. He held the current coldblood trotter's world record in wins, consecutive wins (42), and the coldblood trotter world record time, 1:17.9 per kilometre. His bloodlines included both Swedish and Norwegian coldblood trotters. Järvsöfaks was driven and trained by Jan-Olov Persson. He was an award-winning sire in Sweden, and some of his offspring have winnings of millions of Swedish kronor. Biography Järvsöfaks was foaled on 23 June 1994, out of Järvsö Anna and by Trollfaks. He has been bred, owned, trained and driven, almost exclusively, by Persson. His trotting career started at age 3 in 1997, and ended at age 15 in 2009. With the win in his last race on 28 December 2009, he totally won 201 out of 234 races. During his career he earned 21,288,570 Swedish kronor in prize money. In 2004, Järvsöfaks came down with the rare condition called the Baron Gruff disease. The disease starts abruptly and dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnhorse
The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse ( fi, suomenhevonen, literally "horse of Finland"; nickname: ''suokki'', or sv, finskt kallblod, literally "finnish cold-blood") is a horse breed with both riding horse and draught horse influences and characteristics, and is the only breed developed fully in Finland. In English it is sometimes called the Finnish Universal, as the Finns consider the breed capable of fulfilling all of Finland's horse needs, including agricultural and forestry work, harness racing, and riding. In 2007, the breed was declared the official national horse breed of Finland. The Finnhorse is claimed to be among the fastest and most versatile "coldblood" breeds in the world. In Finland, the term "universal horse" is used to describe the Finnhorse and breeds such as the Fjord horse that are relatively small with a body type that is heavy for a riding horse but light for a draught. There are four separate sections within the Finnhorse stud book, each with different goals: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spikeld
Spikeld (1993-2017) was a Norwegian trotting horse, from Elding and Spikdona. He was trained by Kjell Håkonsen. The horse's height was 158 cm. It set a best time for a 7-year old horse with a kilometre time of 1:18.6. Spikeld retired in 2006. After his racing career he was active as a breeding stallion. Spikeld was euthanized Animal euthanasia ( euthanasia from el, εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal or allowing it to die by withholding extreme medical measures. Reasons for euthanasia include incurable (and especially painful) conditi ... in September 2017. Racing career *Starts: 186 *1st places: 127 *2nd places: 15 *3rd places: 10 References Norwegian Standardbred racehorses 1993 racehorse births 2017 racehorse deaths {{Racehorse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Guards (Sweden)
The Life Guards ( sv, Livgardet, designation LG) is a combined Swedish Army cavalry/infantry regiment. Its responsibilities include the defence of Stockholm as well as provision of the royal guard of honour for the King of Sweden and the Stockholm Palace. With traditions dating from 1521, the regiment is one of the oldest military units in continuous operational existence in the world. It was established in its present form in July 2000, following a merger of the Svea Life Guards and the Life Guard Dragoons. Headquarters are mainly located in Brunna north of Kungsängen in Upplands-Bro Municipality and at the "Cavalry Barracks 1" in central Stockholm. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for Gustav Vasa, thus making the Life Guards one of the world's oldest regiments still on active duty. The King's Battalion's Life Company is the world's oldest company. Since the year 1523 the section, now enlar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Racehorse Births
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