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  2. Icelandic horse - Wikipedia

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    The Icelandic horse is represented by associations in 22 countries, with the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations (FEIF) serving as a governing international parent organization. [36] The FEIF was founded on 25 May 1969, with six countries as original members: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

  3. Icelandic equitation - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Wikipedia : Today's featured article/requests/Icelandic horse

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    The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Developed from ponies brought to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, the breed is mentioned in Icelandic literature and historical records. They are long-lived, hardy, and have few diseases in their native country.

  5. Category:Horse breeds originating in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Icelandic horse This page was last edited on 10 January 2013, at 11:10 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  6. Eriskay Pony - Wikipedia

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    It is related to other northern breeds, including the Icelandic horse and the Faroe pony. [6] The Eriskay takes its name from the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. Originally, the breed had a fairly large population, [6] and until the mid-19th century the Eriskay and similar ponies were found throughout the western islands of Scotland.

  7. Ambling gait - Wikipedia

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    An Icelandic horse performing a rapid ambling gait known as the tölt. An ambling gait or amble is any of several four-beat intermediate horse gaits, all of which are faster than a walk but usually slower than a canter and always slower than a gallop. Horses that amble are sometimes referred to as "gaited", particularly

  8. Talk:Icelandic horse - Wikipedia

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    Icelandic horse is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community.

  9. List of Icelandic breeds - Wikipedia

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