This is about the Icelandic Horse
Name:Icelandic Horse
Lifespan:25-30 years +
Height:13.3-14 h.h.
Price:$4k to 24k +
Appearance:Large head with an intelligent aspect and a muscular neck. Rectangular body shape with short but exceptionally strong, sound limbs. Shoulders are long and sloping and the hocks of the hind leg set relatively low to ground.
Marking:Yes
Color:Wide range of colors, including Bay, Chestnut, Gray, Palomino, Skewbald and Piebald.
Aptitude:Riding, Showing Competitive horse sports
Where from:Iceland
Ancient-Iceland-Common
Facts:
Icelandic horses originally came to Iceland on Viking ships.
1000 years of no cross breeding means that the Icelandic horse is the purest breed in the world.
The oldest Icelandic horse was name Tulle and lived for 56 years in Denmark.
Super fact:
The Icelandic horse has 5 gaits; walk, trot, canter, tolt and skeid(flying pace).
Lifespan:25-30 years +
Height:13.3-14 h.h.
Price:$4k to 24k +
Appearance:Large head with an intelligent aspect and a muscular neck. Rectangular body shape with short but exceptionally strong, sound limbs. Shoulders are long and sloping and the hocks of the hind leg set relatively low to ground.
Marking:Yes
Color:Wide range of colors, including Bay, Chestnut, Gray, Palomino, Skewbald and Piebald.
Aptitude:Riding, Showing Competitive horse sports
Where from:Iceland
Ancient-Iceland-Common
Facts:
Icelandic horses originally came to Iceland on Viking ships.
1000 years of no cross breeding means that the Icelandic horse is the purest breed in the world.
The oldest Icelandic horse was name Tulle and lived for 56 years in Denmark.
Super fact:
The Icelandic horse has 5 gaits; walk, trot, canter, tolt and skeid(flying pace).