Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Our tour through Iceland was courtesy of Iceland Travel.Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Iceland Travel set everything up for us, all we had to do was show up at HestaSport and enjoy the ride. To book your own riding tour visit the HestaSport Website or make it a part of your Self Drive Tour around the country. Riding is a part of Iceland and to ride while visiting the country will allow you to truly feel like you are have experienced a real and true Icelandic moment. It’s a great way to see the landscape and to immerse yourself in the culture.
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HestaSport offers long multi-day rides out to the glacier and into the mountains, plus short rides ranging from one hour to a full day. There are only two such corrals in Iceland and this one attracts people every year to show of their best breed while having judges rate their skills and beauty. HestaSport must be one of the tops because it is here that they run only one of their national annual horse shows.
They were friendly too and seemed to love having their pictures taken. They have beautiful long manes and their markings are extraordinary.Įach and every one of them looked completely different from the other.Įvery chance we got, we’d pull off on the side of the road to see Icelandic horses. They are small, almost like ponies, but they are sturdy and strong. They reminded us of the horses in Mongolia and it’s no wonder, the Iceland horse is believed that they are descendants of the Mongolian horse. Strong personalities are one of my favorite character traits. My guy was beautiful, but he decided many times that he didn’t want to move or that he wanted to go in the opposite direction. If you don’t show them whose boss from the start, you’ll be stuck fighting them the entire ride. Iceland horses are set out to pasture when they are not being used and they almost have a wild feel about them.
No other horse is allowed in the country and when a horse is exported from Iceland, it is not allowed back in.įor nearly 1000 years, no other breed of horse has stepped foot on Iceland soil thus keeping out disease and creating the ultimate pure bread. Icelanders used their horses to cross the rugged country riding through rivers, over lava fields and even glaciers. The Icelandic Horse is the only breed of horse allowed in Iceland and horse carts weren’t a part of Icelandic history. The trot worked well for pulling carriages and there was no need for the tölt so as more horses were used to pull carriages the tölt disappeared. She believes that the horses of Europe had this gait bred out of them to accommodate horse carts. Our guide told us there are theories as to why the Icelandic Horse has the tölt. The tölt comes naturally to them, it isn’t trained, it is a behavior that is a part of the Icelandic Horse. It makes for a comfortable ride for the rider and makes travel easier for the horse. During our ride, when the horse reached the tölt we couldn’t believe how smooth it was, it felt like we were gliding. Okay, it was a small route, but as we rode, I imagined what life must have been like back then. It was beautiful to saunter through the Iceland countryside while we traced the route of the Norsemen. We had the chance to ride the Icelandic Horse and it was a highlight of our road trip through Iceland.
It is a quick gait that is a smooth ride and allows the horse to cover long distances without getting tired. The tölt is the gear in between a trot and cantor. My mom told me that the Tennessee Walking Horse also has a similar gait and there are others with that extra gear, but the tölt is unique to the Icelandic horse. There are other horses in the world that have a 5th Gait. It is an ambling gait known as the 5th gear. While other horses have the walk, trot, canter, and gallop, the Icelandic horse can tölt. Not only is the Icelandic Horse the prettiest horse in the world (in my humble opinion), they are also the only horse that can tölt.
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