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Known by several names such as Islenzki Hesturinn, Toelter Icelandic Horse, Iceland Tцlter, and the name of his own country, Islandpferde, the Icelandic horse has lived in Iceland for the Nordic pioneers arrived in 865 AD and has Since race was the 10th century. Since the horse is sacred in Norse mythology, the horse is the only breed in Iceland because of an ancient Viking outlawing other horses in the country, and that the law is still upheld today. Once an Icelandic horse has been out of Iceland can never return. In addition, only equipment of horses not being used can be brought into the country. This is to prevent an outbreak of equine diseases that could decimate the population on the small island. Diseases are virtually unknown in Icelandic horses that may not be able to deal with something new. But it is this isolation that led to the purity of the breed. Apart from Iceland, the genetic purity of the horses is carefully maintained through national registries in each country to follow the race in accordance with the strict regulations of the Icelandic government.

Comparisons between the Icelandic horse during the colonization of Iceland, and former Norwegian and German horses to show similar bone structures, and it is possible that there was a distinct species of horse, Equus scandianavicus, in these areas. These horses were then Scandinavian crossed with other European races, but not in Iceland, and if the race has remained pure from the island. During the time that the Vikings took the horses to Iceland, easy gaits were common in all breeds of horses in Europe, but the genotype Icelandic Horse is very different from other European horse populations, many of these theories with blood Shetland, Highland and Eriskay blood are not likely to be true.

Icelandic is classified as a horse, not a pony. Because he is the only horse in Iceland and there is no word for "pony" in the language, so it's called a horse. But the 27 characteristics that apply to all breeds of pony, all apply to Icelandic horses. So if someone calls him an Icelandic pony, they are biologically correct.

In the early 1900s the Icelandic horse has been widely used for transportation and as a workhorse in the fields and cattle herd clear. Breeders' associations for the first Icelandic horse has been trained in 1904 with the first register in training in 1923. Then in the early 20th century, automobiles came to Iceland and because the horses were considered obsolete, much of the race was slaughtered en masse until the 1940s and 1950s. Fortunately, relief organizations have worked to protect the breed Icelandic horses and exported many new homes outside the country while establishing legal protections for horses in Iceland. Forty years ago, there were no horses in Iceland in continental Europe, but now there are 100,000. Only about 3,000 are in the United States, but it is a breed of increasingly more imported all the time. About 80,000 horses in Iceland are Icelandic.

The Icelandic horse was found in his home country and is recognized as one family and modern sport horses in Iceland, where they are now highly prized and used for recreational riding as much fieldwork. Despite its small size, averaging from 12.2 to 14.2 hands high, the horse Viking is strong enough to carry a man 300 pounds and can withstand 1.6 times its own weight. The Icelandic horse can be used in different activities from horseback riding, jumping, dressage and driving. Traditional Icelandic tack (looks like a turn in English) is recommended because this style in the race physically and allows the horse to move correctly, although they are able to function well in other types of equipment.

Although the selection for the show and riding is the main objective, livestock.