USA likes horses right? Okay, let's export some horses to the US!



Here, a Norwegian "fjording" (Norwegian Fjord Horse), a natural blonde, is being prepared for the journey to America by M/S Ranenfjord in 1956.



Considered the Norwegian national #horse, the fjording is a small but strong draught horse and riding horse well-equipped for steep, cold western farms. It is an old breed, genetically seen as among the closest genetically to the ancient #Przewalski horse. It has been exported to the US in small numbers.



Photo by Edwood Christensen, via University of Bergen Library: https://marcus.uib.no/instance/photograph/ubb-ec-029-017d.html

#Norway #Norge #NorskPix #Historical #BlackAndWhitePhotography