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193 relations: Agriculturist, Andalusian horse, Arabian horse, Ardennais, Arkhangelsk, Žemaitukas, Baltic Finnic peoples, Baltic states, Bay (horse), Black horse, Breed registry, Bronze Age, Canter and gallop, Cavalry, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XII of Sweden, Chestnut (horse color), Colonel, Combined driving, Continuation War, Craniometry, Cream gene, Crossbreed, Crown stallion system, Domestication of the horse, Draft horse, Dragoon, Dressage, Driving (horse), Easy keeper, Endurance riding, Equestrianism, Equine conformation, Equine-assisted therapy, Eric XIV of Sweden, Estonian Native, Ethnology, Eventing, Feathering (horse), Finland, Finland in World War II, Finnish famine of 1866–1868, Fjord horse, Flaxen (color variant), Foal, Foundation stock, Friedrich Rühs, Friesian horse, Friesland, Gene pool, ... Expand index (143 more) »
- Harness racing in Finland
- Horse breeds originating in Finland
- Military equipment of Finland
- National symbols of Finland
Agriculturist
An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.) is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness.
See Finnhorse and Agriculturist
Andalusian horse
The Andalusian, also known as the Pure Spanish Horse or PRE (pura raza españolaSpanish language pura raza española literally translates to "Spanish pure breed". This name is sometimes capitalized when used in English-language publications, but is all lower-case in Spanish, which does not capitalize adjectives derived from proper nouns.), is a horse breed from the Iberian Peninsula, where its ancestors have lived for thousands of years. Finnhorse and Andalusian horse are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Andalusian horse
Arabian horse
The Arabian or Arab horse (الحصان العربي, DMG al-ḥiṣān al-ʿarabī) is a breed of horse with historic roots on the Arabian Peninsula. Finnhorse and Arabian horse are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Arabian horse
Ardennais
The Ardennais or Ardennes is one of the oldest breeds of draft horse, and originates from the Ardennes area in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Finnhorse and Ardennais are horse breeds.
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (Арха́нгельск), also known as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
Žemaitukas
The Žemaitukas (plural: Žemaitukai, literally: little Samogitian) is a historic horse breed from Lithuania. Finnhorse and Žemaitukas are horse breeds.
Baltic Finnic peoples
The Baltic Finnic peoples, often simply referred to as the Finnic peoples, are the peoples inhabiting the Baltic Sea region in Northern and Eastern Europe who speak Finnic languages.
See Finnhorse and Baltic Finnic peoples
Baltic states
The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
See Finnhorse and Baltic states
Bay (horse)
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.
Black horse
Black is a hair coat color of horses in which the entire hair coat is black.
Breed registry
A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry, the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known.
See Finnhorse and Breed registry
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Canter and gallop
The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine.
See Finnhorse and Canter and gallop
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.
Charles XI of Sweden
Charles XI or Carl (Karl XI) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721).
See Finnhorse and Charles XI of Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718.
See Finnhorse and Charles XII of Sweden
Chestnut (horse color)
Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat.
See Finnhorse and Chestnut (horse color)
Colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.
Combined driving
Combined driving (also known as horse driving trials) is an equestrian sport involving carriage driving.
See Finnhorse and Combined driving
Continuation War
The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II.
See Finnhorse and Continuation War
Craniometry
Craniometry is measurement of the cranium (the main part of the skull), usually the human cranium.
Cream gene
The cream gene is responsible for a number of horse coat colors.
Crossbreed
A crossbreed is an organism with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations.
Crown stallion system
The crown stallion system (ruununorijärjestelmä) was an early state-initiated horse breeding programme in Finland.
See Finnhorse and Crown stallion system
Domestication of the horse
How and when horses became domesticated has been disputed.
See Finnhorse and Domestication of the horse
Draft horse
A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal hauling freight and doing heavy agricultural tasks such as plowing.
Dragoon
Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot.
Dressage
Dressage (or;, most commonly translated as "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery.
Driving (horse)
Driving, when applied to horses, ponies, mules, or donkeys, is a broad term for hitching equines to a wagon, carriage, cart, sleigh, or other horse-drawn vehicle by means of a harness and working them in this way.
See Finnhorse and Driving (horse)
Easy keeper
An easy keeper, easy doer, or (British English) good doer is a horse that can live on relatively little feed.
Endurance riding
Endurance riding is an equestrian sport based on controlled long-distance races.
See Finnhorse and Endurance riding
Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.
See Finnhorse and Equestrianism
Equine conformation
Equine conformation evaluates a horse's bone structure, musculature, and its body proportions in relation to each other.
See Finnhorse and Equine conformation
Equine-assisted therapy
Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other equines to promote human physical and mental health.
See Finnhorse and Equine-assisted therapy
Eric XIV of Sweden
Eric XIV (Erik XIV; 13 December 153326 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569.
See Finnhorse and Eric XIV of Sweden
Estonian Native
The Estonian Native, (Eesti hobune, or Klepper), is an Estonian breed of small horse. Finnhorse and Estonian Native are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Estonian Native
Ethnology
Ethnology (from the ἔθνος, ethnos meaning 'nation') is an academic field and discipline that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology).
Eventing
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
Feathering (horse)
Feathering or feather is the long hair on the lower legs of some breeds of horse and pony.
See Finnhorse and Feathering (horse)
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Finland in World War II
Finland participated in the Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another, this time offensive, war against the Soviet Union acting in concert with Nazi Germany and then finally fighting alongside the Allies against Germany.
See Finnhorse and Finland in World War II
Finnish famine of 1866–1868
The Famine of 1866–1868 was the last famine in Finland, and (along with the subsequent Swedish famine of 1867-1869) the last major famine in Northern Europe.
See Finnhorse and Finnish famine of 1866–1868
Fjord horse
The Fjord or Norwegian Fjord Horse (fjordhest) is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous regions of western Norway. Finnhorse and Fjord horse are horse breeds.
Flaxen (color variant)
Flaxen is a genetic trait in which the mane and tail of chestnut-colored horses are noticeably lighter than the body coat color, often a golden blonde shade.
See Finnhorse and Flaxen (color variant)
Foal
A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys.
Foundation stock
Foundation stock or foundation bloodstock refers to animals that are the progenitors, or foundation, of a breed or of a given bloodline within such.
See Finnhorse and Foundation stock
Friedrich Rühs
Friedrich Rühs (1781-1820) was a German historian of Scandinavian and Germanic history.
See Finnhorse and Friedrich Rühs
Friesian horse
The Friesian (Fries paard in Dutch; Frysk hynder in West Frisian) is a horse breed originating in Friesland in north Netherlands. Finnhorse and Friesian horse are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Friesian horse
Friesland
Friesland (official Fryslân), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, named after the Frisians, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part.
Gene pool
The gene pool is the set of all genes, or genetic information, in any population, usually of a particular species.
Genetic disorder
A genetic disorder is a health problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome.
See Finnhorse and Genetic disorder
Genetic testing
Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is used to identify changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure.
See Finnhorse and Genetic testing
Gotland
Gotland (Gutland in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland, is Sweden's largest island.
Gotland Russ
The Gotland Russ or Gotland Pony is an old Swedish breed of pony or small horse. Finnhorse and Gotland Russ are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Gotland Russ
Grand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland.
See Finnhorse and Grand Duchy of Finland
Gray horse
A gray horse (or grey horse) has a coat color characterized by progressive depigmentation of the colored hairs of the coat.
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
See Finnhorse and Great Northern War
Great Wrath
The Great Wrath (in contemporary sources:, 'Era of Russian domination/supremacy') was a period of Finnish history dominated by the Russian invasion and subsequent Russian military occupation of Finland, then part of the Swedish Empire, from 1714 until the treaty of Nystad (1721), which ended the Great Northern War.
Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland (Soome laht; Suomenlahti; p; Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea.
See Finnhorse and Gulf of Finland
Gustav Vasa
Gustav I (born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family; 12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Hand (unit)
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to.
Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).
See Finnhorse and Harness racing
Heavy cavalry
Heavy cavalry was a class of cavalry intended to deliver a battlefield charge and also to act as a tactical reserve; they are also often termed shock cavalry.
See Finnhorse and Heavy cavalry
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland.
Hippology
Hippology (from Greek: ἵππος, hippos, "horse"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is the study of the horse - a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae.
Historical provinces of Finland
The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap) are former administrative or cultural areas of Finland, with origins from the slottslän of the Middle Ages.
See Finnhorse and Historical provinces of Finland
Hollola
Hollola is a municipality of Finland, located in the western part of the Päijänne Tavastia region.
Horse breed
A horse breed is a selectively bred population of domesticated horses, often with pedigrees recorded in a breed registry. Finnhorse and horse breed are horse breeds.
Horse collar
A horse collar is a part of a horse harness that is used to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough.
See Finnhorse and Horse collar
Horse gait
Horses can use various gaits (patterns of leg movement) during locomotion across solid ground, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.
Horse hoof
A horse hoof is the lower extremity of each leg of a horse, the part that makes contact with the ground and carries the weight of the animal.
Horse markings
Markings on horses are usually distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color.
See Finnhorse and Horse markings
Horse pulling
Horse pulling is a draft horse competition where horses in harness, usually two animals, pull a stone-boat or weighted sled and the winner is the team or animal that can pull the most weight for a short distance.
See Finnhorse and Horse pulling
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
See Finnhorse and Horse racing
Horse show
A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies.
Horse slaughter
Horse slaughter is the practice of slaughtering horses to produce meat for consumption.
See Finnhorse and Horse slaughter
Horseshoe
A horseshoe is a product designed to protect a horse hoof from wear.
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.
J. R. Aspelin
Johannes Reinhold Aspelin (August 1, 1842 – May 29, 1915) was a Finnish archaeologist and professor who was the first state archaeologist of Finland, as well as the first professor of archaeology in Finland.
See Finnhorse and J. R. Aspelin
Järvsöfaks
Järvsöfaks (23 June 1994 – 19 October 2020) was a Swedish trotter.
Jumping (horse)
Jumping plays a major role in many equestrian sports, such as show jumping, fox hunting, steeplechasing, and eventing.
See Finnhorse and Jumping (horse)
Kanta-Häme
Kanta-Häme (Egentliga Tavastland), sometimes referred to by the obsolete Tavastia Proper or as the Häme region, is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland.
Karelia
Karelia (Karelian and Karjala; Kareliya, historically Коре́ла, Korela; Karelen) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden.
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast (p) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in Eastern Europe.
See Finnhorse and Kirov Oblast
Konik
The Konik or Polish Konik (konik polski) is a Polish breed of pony. Finnhorse and Konik are horse breeds.
Kuninkuusravit
The Kuninkuusravit ("royal races") championship is an annual harness racing championship contest in Finland.
See Finnhorse and Kuninkuusravit
Kustaa Vilkuna
Kustaa Gideon Vilkuna (26 October 1902 in Nivala – 6 April 1980 in Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish ethnologist, linguist, and historian.
See Finnhorse and Kustaa Vilkuna
Late Middle Ages
The late Middle Ages or late medieval period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500.
See Finnhorse and Late Middle Ages
Lübeck
Lübeck (Low German: Lübęk or Lübeek ˈlyːbeːk; Latin: Lubeca), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany.
Light cavalry
Light cavalry comprised lightly armed and armored cavalry troops mounted on fast horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the mounted riders (and sometimes the warhorses) were heavily armored.
See Finnhorse and Light cavalry
Lithuanian Heavy Draught
The Lithuanian Heavy Draught is a draught horse breed created in Lithuania during the 19th and 20th centuries. Finnhorse and Lithuanian Heavy Draught are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Lithuanian Heavy Draught
Ludvig Fabritius
Ludvig (Lodewyck) Fabritius (14 September 1648, Brazil – 6 October 1729, Stockholm) was the Swedish ambassador to Safavid Iran during the reign of King Charles XI (r. 1660–1697) and Charles XII (r. 1697–1718).
See Finnhorse and Ludvig Fabritius
Magnus Eriksson
Magnus Eriksson (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360.
See Finnhorse and Magnus Eriksson
Mane (horse)
On horses, the mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop.
See Finnhorse and Mane (horse)
Mare
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.
Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
See Finnhorse and Master's degree
Materiel
Materiel is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.
Mezen horse
The Mezen horse or Mezenok is a Russian breed of draft horse similar to the Pechora.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Mongolian horse
The Mongolian horse (Mongolian Адуу, aduu: "horse" or mori; or as a herd, ado) is the native horse breed of Mongolia. Finnhorse and Mongolian horse are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Mongolian horse
Mounted police
Mounted police are police who patrol on horseback or camelback.
See Finnhorse and Mounted police
Nordlandshest/Lyngshest
The Nordlandshest/Lyngshest also known as the "Nordland/Lyngen horse", "nordland horse" or "Lyngen horse", is a horse breed originating in Norway. Finnhorse and Nordlandshest/Lyngshest are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Nordlandshest/Lyngshest
Norfolk Trotter
The Norfolk Trotter is a historical horse breed once native to East Anglia and Norfolk, England. Finnhorse and Norfolk Trotter are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Norfolk Trotter
North Karelia
North Karelia (or Northern Karelia, Pohjois-Karjala; Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland.
See Finnhorse and North Karelia
North Savo
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; Pohjois-Savo; Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland.
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Olaus Magnus
Olaus Magnus (born Olof Månsson; October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman.
See Finnhorse and Olaus Magnus
Oldenburger
The Oldenburg or Oldenburger is a warmblood horse from the north-western corner of Lower Saxony, what was formerly the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. Finnhorse and Oldenburger are horse breeds.
On the bit
The phrases "on the bit", "behind the bit" and "above the bit" are equestrian terms used to describe a horse's posture relative to the reins and the bridle bit.
Oriental horse
The term oriental horse refers to the ancient breeds of horses developed in the Middle East, such as the Arabian, Akhal-Teke, Barb, and the Turkoman horse.
See Finnhorse and Oriental horse
Orlov Trotter
The Orlov Trotter (also known as Orlov; Russian: орловский рысак) is a horse breed with a hereditary fast trot, noted for its outstanding speed and stamina. Finnhorse and Orlov Trotter are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Orlov Trotter
Ossification
Ossification (also called osteogenesis or bone mineralization) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells named osteoblasts.
See Finnhorse and Ossification
Ostrobothnia (historical province)
Ostrobothnia, Österbotten (literally "Eastern Bottom", "botten" deriving from Old Norse botn in the meaning of 'bay', and Latinized "bothnia"), Pohjanmaa (literally "Bottom (low) lands" or alternatively "Northland") is a historical province comprising a large western and northern part of modern Finland (which was then the eastern half of Sweden).
See Finnhorse and Ostrobothnia (historical province)
Ox
An ox (oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), is a bovine, trained and used as a draft animal.
See Finnhorse and Ox
Palomino
Palomino is a genetic color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail; the degree of whiteness can vary from bright white to yellow.
Para-equestrian
Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events: One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dressage, but with riders divided into different competition grades based on their functional abilities.
See Finnhorse and Para-equestrian
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting or pool betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.
See Finnhorse and Parimutuel betting
Pastern
The pastern is a part of the leg of a horse between the fetlock and the top of the hoof.
Percheron
The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province, from which the breed takes its name. Finnhorse and Percheron are horse breeds.
Pernå
Pernå (Sweden; Pernaja) is a former municipality of Finland.
Peter the Great
Peter I (–), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.
See Finnhorse and Peter the Great
Phenotype
In genetics, the phenotype is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism.
Pinto horse
A pinto horse has a coat color that consists of large patches of white and any other color.
Pleasure riding
Pleasure riding is a form of equestrianism that encompasses many forms of recreational riding for personal enjoyment, absent elements of competition.
See Finnhorse and Pleasure riding
Plough
A plough or plow (US; both) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting.
Pony
A pony is a type of small horse (Equus ferus caballus).
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX (Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241.
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Population bottleneck
A population bottleneck or genetic bottleneck is a sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events such as famines, earthquakes, floods, fires, disease, and droughts; or human activities such as genocide, speciocide, widespread violence or intentional culling.
See Finnhorse and Population bottleneck
Pori
Pori (Björneborg; Arctopolis) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta.
Porvoo
Porvoo (Borgå; Borgoa) is a city in Finland.
Przewalski's horse
Przewalski's horse ((Пржевальский);; Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), also called the takhi (Тахь), Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered subspecies of horse originally native to the steppes of Central Asia.
See Finnhorse and Przewalski's horse
Purebred
Purebreds are like cultivars of an animal species achieved through the process of selective breeding.
Rabicano
Rabicano, sometimes called white ticking, is a horse coat color characterized by limited roaning in a specific pattern: its most minimal form is expressed by white hairs at the top of a horse's tail, often is expressed by additional interspersed white hairs seen first at the flank, then other parts of the body radiating out from the flank, where the white hairs will be most pronounced.
Raseborg
Raseborg (Raasepori) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country.
Riding aids
Riding aids are the cues a rider gives to a horse to communicate what they want the animal to do.
Roan (horse)
Roan is a horse coat color pattern characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body, while the head and "points"—lower legs, mane, and tail—are mostly solid-colored.
See Finnhorse and Roan (horse)
Rump (animal)
The rump or croup, in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum – that is, posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail.
See Finnhorse and Rump (animal)
Russian Don
The Russian Don is a breed of horse developed in and named after the steppes region of Russia where the Don River flows. Finnhorse and Russian Don are horse breeds.
Sabino horse
A sabino horse with extensive roaning Sabino describes a distinct pattern of white spotting in horses.
See Finnhorse and Sabino horse
Savonia (historical province)
Savonia (Savo, Savolax) is a historical province in the east of Finland.
See Finnhorse and Savonia (historical province)
Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter
The Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter consists of two closely related and interconnected breeds of trotting horse: the Norsk Kaldblodstraver or Norwegian Coldblood Trotter and the Svensk Kallblodstravare, the Swedish Coldblood Trotter or North Swedish Trotter. Finnhorse and Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Scandinavian Coldblood Trotter
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden.
Secondment
Secondment is the temporary assignment of a member of one organization to another organization.
Selective breeding
Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together.
See Finnhorse and Selective breeding
Semi-feral
A semi-feral animal lives predominantly in a feral state but has some contact and experience with humans.
Senate of Finland
The Senate of Finland (Suomen senaatti, Senaten för Finland) combined the functions of cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1816 to 1917 and in the independent Finland from 1917 to 1918.
See Finnhorse and Senate of Finland
Show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation.
See Finnhorse and Show jumping
Sidebone
Sidebone is a common condition of horses, characterized by the ossification of the collateral cartilages of the coffin bone.
Silver dapple gene
The silver or silver dapple (Z) gene is a dilution gene that affects the black base coat color and is associated with Multiple Congenital Ocular Abnormalities.
See Finnhorse and Silver dapple gene
Smoky black
Smoky black or black carrying cream is a coat color of horses which has the same phenotype as black.
Sorraia
The Sorraia is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the portion of the Iberian peninsula, in the Sorraia River basin, in Portugal. Finnhorse and Sorraia are horse breeds.
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia (Etelä-Pohjanmaa; Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland.
See Finnhorse and South Ostrobothnia
South Savo
South Savo (or Southern Savonia; Etelä-Savo; Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland.
Southern Finland Province
Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni, Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009.
See Finnhorse and Southern Finland Province
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi,; Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland.
See Finnhorse and Southwest Finland
Splashed white
Splashed white or splash is a horse coat color pattern in the "overo" group of spotting patterns that produces pink-skinned, white markings.
See Finnhorse and Splashed white
Sport horse
A sport horse or sporthorse is a type of horse, rather than any particular breed.
Squadron (army)
A squadron was historically a cavalry subunit, a company- or battalion-sized military formation.
See Finnhorse and Squadron (army)
Stallion
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).
Standardbred
The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing where they compete at either a trot or pace. Finnhorse and Standardbred are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Standardbred
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.
Stud farm
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock.
Studbook selection
Studbook selection is a process used in certain breeds of horses to select breeding stock.
See Finnhorse and Studbook selection
Tail (horse)
The tail of the horse and other equines consists of two parts, the dock and the skirt.
See Finnhorse and Tail (horse)
Tarpan
The tarpan (Equus ferus ferus) was a free-ranging horse subspecies of the Eurasian steppe from the 18th to the 20th century.
Tartary
Tartary (Tartaria; Tartarie; Tartarei; Tartariya) or Tatary (Tatariya) was a blanket term used in Western European literature and cartography for a vast part of Asia bounded by the Caspian Sea, the Ural Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern borders of China, India and Persia, at a time when this region was largely unknown to European geographers.
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing. Finnhorse and Thoroughbred are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Thoroughbred
Tori horse
The Tori (tori hobune) is a horse originating in continental Estonia. Finnhorse and Tori horse are horse breeds.
Trail riding
Trail riding is riding outdoors on trails, bridle paths, and forest roads, but not on roads regularly used by motorised traffic.
See Finnhorse and Trail riding
Treaty of Åbo
The Treaty of Åbo or the Treaty of Turku was a peace treaty signed between the Russian Empire and Sweden in Åbo (Turku) on in the end of the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743.
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Treaty of Nystad
The Treaty of Nystad (Ништадтский мир; Uudenkaupungin rauha; Freden i Nystad; Uusikaupunki rahu) was the last peace treaty of the Great Northern War of 1700–1721.
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Troms
Troms (Romsa; Tromssa; Tromssa) is a county in northern Norway.
Trot
The trot is a two-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat.
Turkoman horse
The Turkoman horse, or Turkmene, is an Oriental horse breed from the steppes of Central Asia. Finnhorse and Turkoman horse are horse breeds.
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Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains (p), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through the Russian Federation, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan.
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Viking Age
The Viking Age (about) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
Volga
The Volga (p) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of, and a catchment area of., Russian State Water Registry It is also Europe's largest river in terms of average discharge at delta – between and – and of drainage basin.
Vyatka horse
The Vyatka or Viatka (Вятская лошадь, vyatskaya loshad) is an endangered breed of horse native to the former Vyatka region, now the Kirov Oblast of the Russian Federation. Finnhorse and Vyatka horse are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Vyatka horse
War reparations
War reparations are compensation payments made after a war by one side to the other.
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Warmblood
Warmbloods are a group of middle-weight horse types and breeds primarily originating in Europe and registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport. Finnhorse and Warmblood are horse breeds.
Western riding
Western riding is considered a style of horse riding which has evolved from the ranching and welfare traditions which were brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors, as well as both equipment and riding style which evolved to meet the working needs of the cowboy in the American West.
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Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
White horse
A white horse is born predominantly white and stays white throughout its life.
Wild horse
The wild horse (Equus ferus) is a species of the genus ''Equus'', which includes as subspecies the modern domesticated horse (Equus ferus caballus) as well as the endangered Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, sometimes treated as a separate species i.e. Equus przewalskii).
Winter War
The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.
Withers
Withers are the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped.
Working animal
A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks instead of being slaughtered to harvest animal products.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yakutian horse
The Yakutian (Саха ата, Sakha ata) or Yakut is a native horse breed from the Siberian Sakha Republic (or Yakutia) region. Finnhorse and Yakutian horse are horse breeds.
See Finnhorse and Yakutian horse
Yearling (horse)
A yearling is a young horse either male or female that is between one and two years old.
See Finnhorse and Yearling (horse)
Ypäjä
Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland.
See also
Harness racing in Finland
Horse breeds originating in Finland
- Finnhorse
Military equipment of Finland
- Finnhorse
- List of equipment of the Finnish Army
- List of equipment of the Finnish Navy
- List of former equipment of the Finnish Army
- M61 gas mask
- Sanomalaite M/90
National symbols of Finland
- Aleksis Kivi
- Betula pendula
- Björneborgarnas marsch
- Brown bear
- Coat of arms of Finland
- Coccinella septempunctata
- European perch
- Finlandia
- Finnhorse
- Finnish Maiden
- Finnish heraldry
- Finnish national symbols
- Flag of Finland
- Granite
- Holly blue
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg
- Kalevala
- Kantele
- Maamme
- Whooper swan
References
Also known as Finnish Draft, Finnish Horse, Finnish Universal, Suokki.