An estimated 5,800 Norwegian Fjords live in Norway, while around 80,000 of these horses exist globally. According to Fjord Horse International, only 15% of Norwegian Fjord mares are bred each year.

Potted history. One of the world’s oldest and purest breeds, herds of wild Fjord horses existed in Norway after the Ice Age. According to archaeological findings, the Fjord horse has been ...

Horseback riding on Norwegian Fjord Horses, their distinctive striped manes glinting in the sun, offers a soul-stirring way to traverse the mountain paths. For water lovers, ...

A Norwegian Fjord Horse and a donkey at Sleighman in Ishpeming, Michigan on Dec. 28, 2022. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com) Joel Bissell People are pulled by two Norwegian Fjord Horses at Sleighman in ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo's newest animal resident is a 14-year-old Norwegian Fjord horse named Nelson.. Nelson arrived at the zoo in July and is nearly finished with the quarantine process that ...

The first Norwegian Fjord horses – 22 of them – were imported to the U.S. in the 1950s. Fjords can be classified as ponies, as well as a light draft horses, ...