- The Icelandic Horse, Bjőrnsson, G., & Sveinsson, H., (2006) Highly recommended
- A Good Horse Has No Color, by Nancy Marie Brown (2001) Recommeded.
- Surviving the Winter by Caroline Kerstin Mende (2016) 60 pages.
- Old Breeding Lines by Caroline Kerstin Mende (2016)--soon to be translated into English.
- Icelandics Horses the story of a dream - Ewald isenbuegel - how FEIF was started - 1986, half English, half German, 90 pages
- New Age Vikings, The Icelandic Horse. Volume One by Elisabeth Haug (2007), by Gísli B. Björnsson and Hjalti Jón Sveinsson (2008) Recommeded
Culhane, Alys (2012-11-21). Raudi’s Story: An Alaskan-Born Icelandic Mare’s First Five Years of Life (Kindle Locations 6-12). Red Horse Press. Kindle Edition. Recommended- Sleipnir's Story, by Christine Schwartz Recommended
- Dream Team: Riding in Harmony Schooling of the Icelandic Horse by Anke Schworer Haag & Thomas Haag (1991)
- Joy of Icelandics, By Christine Schwartz (1992) Recommeded
- More Joy of Icelandics, by Christine Schwartz (republished 2008) Recommeded
- Understand Your Icelandic Horse, Rikke Schultze, (Danish translated into English).
- Agricultural Society of Iceland. (1992). Studhorse Judging and Studshows. Steindórsprent-Gutenberg, Búnatharfélag Islands.
- Antonsson, G., Siiger Hansen, J., Grimm, M. eds. (2011) FEIF Rules for Icelandic Horse Breeding FEIF International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations. Found on September 23, 2011 at http://feif.org/Download/Breeding/tabid/204/Default.aspx
- Jonsson, M. (1988). Judging Icelandic Breeding Horses. Agricultural Society of Iceland, Búnatharfélag Islands.
- Easy Gaited Horses, by Lee Zeigler, (2005) Recommended
- The Gaited Horse Bible: Training & Riding Naturally Gaited Horses, by Brenda Imus (2005) Recommeded
- Equine Fitness: A Program of Exercises and Routines for Your Horse, by Jec Aristotle Ballou
- Centered Riding, by Sally Swift, Jean MacFarland, Mike Noble and Edward E. Emerson (1985) Recommended
- Connect with Your Horse from the Ground Up: Transform the Way You See, Feel, and Ride with a Whole New Kind of Groundwork, by Peggy Cummings, Bobbie Lieberman Recommended
- The Ultimate Horse Behavior and Training Book: Enlightened and Revolutionary Solutions for the 21st Century by Linda Tellington-Jones, Bobbie Lieberman, Gabriele Boiselle and John Lyons (2006) Recommended
- Runaway Pony by Krista Ruepp Illustrated by Ulrike Heyne
- Winter Pony by Krista Ruepp. Illustrated by Ulrike Heyne
- Elska, Horse Diaries Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson Nice illustrations of Norse age attire although some of tack illustrations may not be period--not sure about s-shaped safety stirrups
- Ariel's Journey by Doug Kane and Christy Wood
- Princessa's Mission by Doug Kane and Christy Wood
Articles on the Icelandic Horse
- Toelknoten, http://www.toeltknoten.de/english.html
- United States Icelandic Horse Congress http://www.icelandics.org/Articles/index.php http://www.icelandics.org/quarterly/equarterly.php
- Das Islandpferd - Anke Schwoerer Haag - 1998 - history and what we love about the breed lots of good pictures 120 pages
- Gaedingar, Anke Schwoere and Thomas Haag - Riding instruction - 1991- very good book on flow and softness in training 120 pages, with drawings
- Gangpferde - Articles from Freizeit im Sattel - 210 pages all gaited horses
- Gymnastizierung von Gangpferden, by Andrea Stührenberg and Kaja Jänisch (2004)
- Heissgeliebte Islandpferde and Reiter Traeume - Ursula Bruns 1973 story and personal cases of Icelandics
- Islandpferde auf dem Kontinent - Icelandic articles from Freizeit im Sattel 450 pages 1958 - 1984. Very cool history of Icelandics in Germany and how they got their start over there.
- Islandpferde rassengerecht halten, reiten, zuechten , Henning Struve 2000 - 172 pages, how to book, lots of pictures
- Islandpferde Reitlehre: Leitfaden fur Haltung, Ausbildung und Reiten von Islandpferden und anderen by Andrea-Katharina Rostock and Walter Feldman (1985)--known as the Blue Bible-- how to instruction 600 pages, no photos, lots of drawings
- Reiten auf Islandpferden, Anke Schwoerer und Thomas Haag - 2000 - 130 pages, how to - VERY GOOD book - lots of pictures and good information.
- Reynirs Islandpferde - Reitschule, by Reynir Adalsteinsson & Gabriel Hampel (2006)
- Sorli Ulfur Fridriksson - Icelandic Horse sagas - 420 pages- 1991 Wind in der Maehne - Angleika Schmelzer - 1999 65 pages, colour pictures, breed profile
- Below are my additions to Christine's list:
- Winter überleben by Caroline Kerstin Mende (2016) 60 pages.
- Wichtige Pferde by Caroline Kerstin Mende (2015)