About the Gudbrandsdal Breed .Very much resembling the Swedish and Finnish
native pony, being also hardy, strong and rather small, are
two Norwegian breeds. Most of the horses are to be found on
the north or west coasts of Norway, and are usually dun with
a black stripe along the back. The Gudbrandsdal Valley (Ostland)
breed is very well known abroad and in Sweden and Poland, and
can be seen all over Norway. It is a horse of medium size with
a good gait.
Any consideration of this horse should be made in connection
with all the Scandinavian and North European horses, which,
as remarked elsewhere, are remarkably similar in many characteristics.