Rúnar Leifsson, a PhD candidate in archaeology at the University of Iceland, has been examining bones from animals such as…
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Research Of Sacrificed Animals Unravels New Information On Viking Age
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Ask A Geneticist: Why Do Icelandic Horses Have More Gaits Than Most Horse Breeds?
In addition to most horses’ usual three gaits, the Icelandic horse is well known for having two more: tölt and…
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Horsin’ Around at Landsmót Hestamanna
Over the week of July 1st to 8th, thousands of people from Iceland and abroad gathered on a grassy hill…
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War Of The Nerds: The Icelandic Horse Minefield
Picture a huge Lord of the Rings fan. They’re so into the books or movies or whatever that they decide…
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Foreigners Keep Icelanders From Naming Their Horses Curse Words
Turns out those keeping Icelandic horses from living their best name-lives are foreign horse buyers. So says Jón Baldur Lorange,…
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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…
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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…
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Horseback Archery School To Open in Iceland
A world-famous horseback archer and teacher is set to open Iceland’s first horseback archery school in the Ölfus municipality next fall,…
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