Horze
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Horze store outside St. Petersburg
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Type | Private |
Founded | 1988 in Lahti,![]() |
Headquarters | Hollola,![]() |
Industry | Retail (horse equipment) |
Website | www.horze.com |
Horze is a privately-owned, Finnish equestrian products and supplies retailer. It is said to be one of the biggest European equestrian retailers by having stores in all Scandinavian countries, Germany, France, and Russia. Horze also runs e-commerce for all countries in the European Union.
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[edit] History
Horze was started in a tiny Finnish town, Lahti, in 1988. Since then it has slightly expanded to many European countries. In 2006 it opened its first franchise store in Trondheim, Norway. Since 2006 there have been several new franchise stores and the total amount of riding equipment stores is now 20. [1]
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Horze sponsors the whole Finnish equestrian team, and several other top-riders in many European countries.