How the Dala Horse Became a Symbol of Sweden

The toys-originally meant to entertain children-entered the national spotlight toward the end of the 1800s. As a response to ...
The Local

The story of a Swedish symbol

Red-painted wooden horses have become a global symbol of Sweden. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? The Local spoke with the company responsible for the Dala horse's fame. If you do a Google ...
Berkshire Eagle

Jim Shulman: How do you build a carousel? Here is how the 40 Berkshire Carousel horses were made

This column on the art of the carousel is in response to readers who asked how volunteers actually carved the horses on the Berkshire Carousel. Figure carving for carousels became a lost art in 1930.
Business Insider

A Swedish shop is preserving a centuries-old tradition of handmade wooden horses — one of the last local handicrafts still made in Sweden

Red wooden horses called dala horses have been traditional handicrafts in Nusnäs, Sweden, for centuries. The horses are painted a specific shade of red called Falu red that comes from the mines in the ...
Sun Journal

Iron and wooden horses

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON – For the time being, he’s calling it a warehouse, but at some ...
lex18

Preston Greens residents paint horses for charity

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Residents at Preston Greens Senior Living have spent the last few days painting horses. Instead of oil and brush on a flat canvas, a group of small wooden horses have become ...
Berkshire Eagle

Horses are the ‘people's project'

PITTSFIELD -- Doug Cowan had always wanted to carve a wooden carousel horse. He got his chance two years ago when organizers of the Berkshire Carousel began recruiting volunteers to craft the 36 ...
Daily Mail

Husain's iconic 'Three Horses' painting to be auctioned

Art ought to be easy on the pocket, and the chance to hang a famous work at home without breaking the bank is around the corner for the Capital's connoisseurs. Auction house Bid & Hammer is ...