The Dalecarlian horse is well known across the globe. Most visitors to Sweden purchase one of the small wooden horses as a souvenir, even though it’s traditionally a very regional object for the province of Dalarna. The province is full of Dala horses and is home to the world’s largest and smallest versions of the wooden figure. The smallest Dala horse was crafted by Tomas Holst in 2001 and spans less than an inch (2.2 millimeters). He decided to create the horse after a different Dala artist carved a half-centimeter horse, which…
