The Icelandic Horse is small for a horse, yet very versatile. Iceland has strict laws that help keep equine disease out of the country: no horses can come into the country, and if an Icelandic Horse goes out, it can't come back.
Origins: Iceland
Type: light horse
Coats: all coats
Traits: It is small for a horse, yet very versatile and sturdy, with a thick mane and tail. It also has a fifth gait, called the tolt.
Average height: 13 - 14 hands
Average weight: 740 - 840 lbs (336-381 kg)
Official Icelandic Horse website: http://www.icelandhorse.org/
Cool! I've always loved Icelandic horses :)
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