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Coming Home for Christmas
21 December 2018
Ólafur Aðalgeirsson from Skjaldarvík, a horse farm and guesthouse in North Iceland, tells us the story behind this amazing shot:
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Gully Gawk Tastes Mare Milk
12 December 2018
Gully Gawk is used to drinking the creamy froth off the top of buckets of cow's milk but now he can ...
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The Complete Guide for Icelandic Horse Lovers
13 November 2018
Lex van Keulen and Vanda Oosterhuis have written the most comprehensive book about the Icelandic hor...
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“Star ride” across Iceland
16 October 2018
Hermann spent most of the summer on horseback, riding across Iceland with 42 horses and a party of r...
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“The Horses’ Gift to Me”
26 September 2018
Horses of Iceland recently invited German photographer Christiane Slawik and her husband and assista...
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The “will-to-win” gene and other factors of pacing
14 September 2018
A breakthrough discovery concerning the genome of the Icelandic horse was made in 2012 when two Swed...
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Life at Landsmót - Highlights
10 August 2018
The National Icelandic Horse Competition, Landsmót, was held in Víðidalur during the first week of J...
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Hólar University’s four-legged teachers
02 July 2018
At the ancient education centre Hólar in Hjaltadalur, North Iceland, the first school was establishe...
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Hot about hooves: Farrier Zola Runsten talks horse shoeing
18 June 2018
Zola Runsten is a farrier – certified and approved by the Swedish Ministry of Agriculture – who spec...
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Therapeutic Riding: Mainly about Having Fun
20 April 2018
There’s spring in the air and intermittent rain. It’s mid-March and a riding course for people with ...
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The Queen of Pace
15 March 2018
Charlotte Cook is no ordinary Icelandic horse rider. She’s the reigning world champion in pace from ...
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How do horses sleep?
12 March 2018
Sleep is vitally important and to ensure that horses sleep well is part of animal welfare. By keepin...
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The Best Horse Among Gods and Men
28 February 2018
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is the stallion of Óðinn, the highest of the gods. A magical creature w...
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Horses of Iceland – Around the World
22 February 2018
Icelandic horses can be found all over the world and some have even made it to the opposite side of ...
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“Car commercial” for the Icelandic horse
22 January 2018
A hero video for the Icelandic horse premiered recently and has garnered a lot of attention. Profess...
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Of Horses and Elves
08 January 2018
According to Icelandic folklore, elves, or “hidden people”, live in tussocks and boulders. They are ...
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Deacon of Dark River
24 December 2017
One of the spookiest Icelandic ghost stories, Djákninn á Myrká, happens at Christmas and features a ...
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Stiff-Leggy Steals a Horse
22 December 2017
While Santa Clauses 13 reindeer fly him across the sky, the 13 Icelandic Yule Lads trod through deep...
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Highlight of the Season
16 November 2017
It’s the last Saturday in September and hundreds have gathered in Skagafjörður, North Iceland, to ob...
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Learning through Liberty
24 October 2017
“Please be quiet! Caeli and Þeyr are going to show us something really special. Don’t applaud!” the ...
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Value in Icelandic names
08 October 2017
At WorldFengur, the studbook of origin for the Icelandic horse, a two-person committee makes sure th...
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Glanni the colour-changer
15 September 2017
There are only about 500 colour-changing roans in Iceland, but their number has increased in recent ...
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Exploring the Highlands
28 August 2017
Horses of Iceland partner Riding Iceland invites Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir and photographer Gunnar Fr...
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Flying horse trailer
06 August 2017
Following the transport of the Icelandic national team’s horses to Oirschot, The Netherlands, Horses...
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Off to the Championships
01 August 2017
The Icelandic national team is gearing up for the World Championships for Icelandic Horses in Oirsch...
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A Place for Horse Lovers
19 July 2017
Sólvangur in South Iceland is a horse breeding farm where people can meet the Icelandic horse, drop-...
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Don’t Pack Equine Pathogens
30 June 2017
Icelandic horses are sensitive towards foreign diseases, so please take the necessary precautions wh...
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Riding Horse Profile developed by FEIF
08 May 2017
FEIF has developed a new Riding Horse Profile, which is intended to create the best possible match b...
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New coat colour in the Icelandic horse
04 May 2017
Ellert frá Baldurshaga is unique. The young stallion is the only horse in the world that carries the...
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Icelandic Horse Saves 62-Year-Old
21 February 2017
An Icelandic horse in the town Tann in Röhn district in Germany, most likely saved the life of an ol...
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In Harmony with Horses
17 January 2017
At Hólar University College’s Equine Science Department, prospective professional riders and trainer...
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