Icelandic Horse 2

The history of the Icelandic Horse can be traced right back to the settlement of the country in the late 9th century. The breed has remained pure for over a tho...
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The history of the Icelandic Horse can be traced right back to the settlement of the country in the late 9th century. The breed has remained pure for over a thousand years and thus today , there is only one breed of horse in Iceland – The Icelandic Horse. The Icelandic Horse has played a key role in the life of Icelanders from the beginning. In heathen times the horse was highly regarded and renowned in Norse mythology. For centuries, the horse was the only means of transportation in Iceland as well as being the most important working animal in the days before machinery. Today, there are close to 80,000 horses in Iceland which is an incredible number for a nation that counts 300,000 people.
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