El Ihhashi laseDala (IsiSwidi: iDalahäst) isithombe esenziwe ngokhuni esiqoshiwe nesipendiwe sehhashi esifundazweni saseSweden Dalarna.
Ezinsukwini zakudala ihhashi laseDala lalisetshenziswa kakhulu njengethoyizi lezingane, kepha ezikhathini zanamuhla selibe wuphawu lweDalarna kanye neSweden jikelele.
Izinhlobo eziningi ezahlukahlukene zamahhashi aseDala zenziwa, ezinezici ezihlukile ezijwayelekile endaweni yesiza lapho zenziwa khona. Isitayela esithile, noma kunjalo, sivame kakhulu futhi sisakazeke kakhulu kunezinye. Iqoshiwe futhi ipendwe ngokubomvu ngokugqamile enemininingwane kanye nehhanisi elimhlophe, eliluhlaza, eliphuzi neliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Kwakusezindlini ezincane ezisehlathini ngobusuku basebusika phambi kwesitofu sezinkuni lapho umanduleli wehhashi le-dala aqala khona. Kusetshenziswa amathuluzi alula, imvamisa kuphela ummese, abaqophi bokhuni abenzele amathoyizi ezingane zakho.
Kwakungokwemvelo ukuthi iningi lamathoyisi lawa kwakungamahhashi, ngoba ihhashi lalibaluleke kakhulu kulezi zinsuku kumngane othembekile futhi osebenza kanzima owayekwazi ukudonsa imithwalo emikhulu yezinkuni ehlathini phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika, kanti ehlobo kungaba njalo ukusetshenziswa okuningi epulazini.
Ubuciko bokudweba nokudweba amahhashi amancane bachuma ngokushesha ngekhulu le-19, njengoba ubunzima bezomnotho esifundeni babuholela ekukhiqizeni ukukhiqizwa kwamahhashi amancane, futhi kwaba yinto ebalulekile yokuhwebelana.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amahhashi aseDala asheshe athengiselwa izinto zasendlini nokuqoshwa, futhi ukudweba kwaba yimboni yamakotishi egcwele. Imindeni yasemakhaya ikwazile ukuthola ikhono ekudwebeni nasekudwebeni okudluliselwe ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Umhlobiso wamahhashi waseDala unezimpande zokudweba ifenisha futhi ucwengisisiwe eminyakeni edlule.