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Free Business Idea: Nithing Pole Craft Kit
Make money fast with ancient magic The Grapevine, deeply worried about the global economy, has commissioned a series of articles to provide you, industrious readers, with ideas to grease the engine of commerce. Have you ever been angry with your neighbour? To…
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Famous Icelandic Horse Celebrates 25th Birthday
Stáli, one of Iceland’s finest and most famous stallions, celebrated his birthday over the weekend, reports Vísir. Stáli has nearly 900 offspring all over the country and is still breeding mares despite being 25 years old. About 300 people gathered in Ölfus…
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Horse Daringly Rescued From A Ditch In Grímsnes
Last weekend, a horse named Esja was found stuck in a big mud ditch at Árveg in Grímsnes. The mare was discovered by 11 year old Dagur Spói and his cousins Salvör and Vaka, who had gone out for a walk to…
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Man Suspected Of Drunk Horse Riding
What began as a mishap on horseback may end in a conviction of riding under the influence. Capital area police announced that an accident occurred in Mosfellsbær, just north of Reykjavík, last Saturday, Fréttablaðið reports. Specifically, a man who was riding a…
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Mystery Solved: Icelandic Horses Probably Ate Cannabis
What was thought to be a rare nerve condition in some Icelandic horses has turned out to be the effects of having eaten cannabis, Vísir reports. The story begins in 2011, when a group of horses in South Iceland were observed exhibiting…
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Island Life: Horse Rentals!
The normally sleepy little village of Buðardal will be getting a splash of new life, as a horse rental service will be opening soon. Friends Valdís Gunnarsdóttir and Carolin Baare Schmidt told reporters that they got the idea last autumn, and the…
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Iceland On Instagram: The Winner Of #GVPics
Another week, another Instagram competition! Except this week, we have an amazing prize. Two tickets to the Improv Iceland show, May 10th. You do not want to miss this. We recommend looking through all of the photographs under the hashtag #GVpics to…
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Over Hill And Underwater: A Day With Icelandic Horses
The Icelandic word for horse is hestur, which translates as “peaceful creature with floating hooves and blow-dried hair as if lifted from the scalp of a 1980s supermodel.” These animals are notably wily and smart, many of them published poets. It has…
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Police Issue Warning Of Horses On The Loose
Weather conditions in Akureyri have led to horses being able to wander up on the highway, creating a recipe for disaster. Vísir reports that the police in Akureyri have issued a warning to the general public to be mindful of the possibility…
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Market For Horse Meat Hits New Low
The market for horse meat has been severely limited since Iceland began participating in the EU-led trade ban against the Russian Federation. Slaughterhouses have not been able to take in all the available horses slated for becoming meat, Vísir reports, with farmers…
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Majestic Icelandic Horse To Get Museum
Hveragerði City Council have agreed to turn a plot of land into a museum dedicated to the Icelandic horse, reports Vísir. “A great idea,” wrote the mayor of Hveragerði, Aldís Hafsteinsdóttir in her blog. “I don’t doubt it will be very popular…
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Tölting Through The Lava Fields
“This is Stormur,” says the German staff member at Íshestar as she hands me the reins of my horse for the morning. She leaves us to get acquainted, and I pet Stormur’s soft nose, barely able to contain my glee. With impatience,…
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Horse Manoeuvre
Benedikt Erlingsson’s theatrical debut is a mosaic of several stories that centre on people’s colourful relationships with their horses. The film, ‘Of Horses And Men,’ which came out in late August of last year, has received glowing reviews from critics and it…