Product Description
This hard plastic and colorful Fjord Stallion toy is well-made and quite realistic in its light brown color, detailed fur, mane, mouth, and hooves. Well proportioned, 4 1/4 inches tall, our sleek fjord stallion will fit nicely into a diorama and especially a Norway diorama. This wild stallion may be useful for a school project or as a party favor, fit into a horse collection or used as a novelty item. Give our Norwegian friend a name. This is certainly a proud-looking animal! Check out our other horse and hoofed animal toys and gifts.
The Norwegian Fjord Horse has probably been bred in geographic isolation for four thousand years or more, when it first migrated to Norway and was domesticated. Archaeological excavations of Viking burial sites demonstrate that Fjord Horses have been selectively bred for at least 2,000 years, when it they were used by the Vikings as war horses. It horse is now one of the national symbols of Norway! The Norwegian Fjord Horse retains many characteristics of primitive European horses and bears a striking resemblance to the horses painted on cave walls by ice age artists some 30,000 years ago. They are extremely hardy, able to thrive on poor grazing and endure the harsh weather conditions of their environment, which can be hot and dry in the summer, and cold and wet in the winter. It is the breed that most closely resembles the PrzewalskiÂ’s horse. This includes an upright mane (which may fall over if it grows long enough), along with primitive coloring and markings.