An attractive herd of over thirty vivid painted horses might be discovered all through town of Lindsborg, often known as “Little Sweden”. Impressed by different cities' life-sized reproductions of their native symbols, Lindsborg wished to have a good time its personal icon that got here with the primary Swedish immigrants in 1869.
In 2000, the Wild Dala Herd was created: native artisans constructed the primary picket horse, Queen Katarina Ditto, whereas the remainder of the herd was molded in fiberglass made in Ohio. Every horse has a really distinctive character and is marked with the horse's identify, donor and artist.
This gives an excellent scavenger hunt alternative for these visiting city. For anybody struggling to identify all of them, a free map is out there exhibiting the situation of most horses. You can begin or end on the Hemslojd, the native Dala horse manufacturing facility that sells all kinds of Swedish imports and a big Dala that you may hop on for a selfie.
