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The Icelandic horse (Icelandic: íslenski hesturinn [ˈistlɛnscɪ ˈhɛstʏrɪn]), or Icelandic, is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are smaller (at times pony-sized) than other breeds, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. The breed is long-lived and hardy, owing to the ruggedness of its home country.
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The basis of Icelandic equitation lies in the long traditions of riding horse transport. On an island with little wood, making and using carriages or sleighs was not practical in Iceland. Thus horses had to be ridden for long distances, and the style of equitation formed to accommodate comfort and endurance.
The National Competition of Horsemen (Icelandic: Landsmót hestamanna) is a sporting event for horse racing and breeding exhibition of Icelandic horses in Iceland. The event was first held 6 June 1950 at Þingvellir by the Icelandic Equestrian Association which was founded in December the year before for the purpose of running the event. In the ...
The International Federation for Equestrian Sports, the world governing body for horse sport, uses metric measurements and defines a pony as being any horse measuring less than 148 centimetres (58.27 in) at the withers without shoes, which is just over 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm), and 149 centimetres (58.66 in; 14. 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 hands), with ...
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English: Icelandic horse horseback riding tourists in Vatnajökull National Park (formerly Skaftafell National Park), Iceland. Tourist activity in Iceland: horse ...