National Geographic has created a video about rounding up the horses in Iceland after their summer spent in the highlands. This video actually lets you see the rough terrain horse and rider have to navigate to find the horses. As to why the Icelanders go to all this effort each year, "It is tradition." Spending the summer in the mountains is regarded as necessary to building the essential Icelandic horse character.
I couldn't embed the video and you may have to watch a commercial but following the link is well worth it.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/141212-news-iceland-horse-herding-vin
As a little girl, I always wanted a pony for Christmas. Santa never brought me a pony. So in my late 40s, I started taking horseback riding lessons. When I turned 50, I got my first horse, an Icelandic named Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal). Little did I know how much fun life with an Icelandic was going to be. Blessi has a unique perspective on life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoy Blessi. And you will probably read about my cats from time to time.
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- Postings
- Jules Verne & Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Pony in William Morris' Kitchen
- Icelandic Horse Books
- Icelandic Breeding Standards
- Best of Blessi Stories
- Is this trotty, pacey or clear tolt or rack
- MCOA Hereditary Eye Defect in Silver Dapples
- Bone Spavin in the Icelandic Horse
- Laminitis
- Velkomin, Bienvenu--How to translate Blessiblog
- MtDNA Origins of the Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Horse Twins--A Wonderful and Cautionary Tale
- Using World Fengur
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