Jutland horse 405 stud farms were devoted to their breeding in Denmark, but since that time, population numbers have dwindled. Though numbers dropped, a 2008 study of the 716 Jutland horses in the Danish studbook at that time concluded that little risk of the Jutland becoming extinct existed due to inbreeding or low genetic diversity. The study, which also included populations of the Knabstrupper and Fredericksborg breeds, theorized that the greatest loss to genetic diversity for horses in Denmark would be through the extinction of the Jutland breed, because of its genetic distance from the other two native breeds. The level of
Jutland Dragoon Regiment red hearts are also a symbol of Jutland and are featured on the stern of Fregatten Jylland. The regiment today serves only in its armoured role as well as in an educational role for new conscripts, in a separate battalion. Jutland Dragoon Regiment The Jutland Dragoon Regiment () is the only regiment of the Royal Danish Army that has an armored (MBT) battalion, and is one of the Danish combat regiment in which soldiers are entitled to wear the black beret of the Armoured corps. The Regiment traces its roots back to the 3rd Dragoon Regiment formed in 1657, but