Icelandic horses are smallish but hardy, sometimes you see large men riding them, having to pull their feet up off the ground as the horse moves quickly along in a flurry of movement using the characteristic 'ambling' gait. They are the only breed in Iceland thanks to a ban on importing other breeds.
Also a big thank you to everyone who voted for this blog in the 2012 Photoblog Awards. Cheers!
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Smudo
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Comments
Oh! Super gorgeous.
2013-01-02
Beau Mitchell
I really love the first photo. What a magnificent scene.
I also find it really cool that there is only one breed of horse in the whole of Iceland. Thanks for that piece of information :)
2013-01-02
faisal
We used to get a crack out of the fact that time and time we'd see them all facing the same way... It was only after a while that we realised that the poor horses were standing with their backs to the winds! Hilarious.
2013-01-03
urban daisy
Great sense of space in the first pic.
2013-01-03
milou
Excellent, and congrats on the award.
2013-01-04
Crash Ryan
cute ponies! the right size for a Hobbit
2013-01-04
Tony
Love the first image placing the horses in context. A great couple of images!
2013-01-06
Ed
Your win is well deserved and among good company. I look forward to more in 2013. Amazing to see horses in such a northern, hostile climate.
2013-01-07