3 Brown, Female, Icelandic Horses for Sale
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price: $1,000
Friendly registered icelandic mare
DOB 5162008 Coco is a super friendly in your pocket mare who is always the 1st to greet me in the pasture. She is ridden by kids on group trail rides and follows along nicely. She will require an e... SEE MORE DETAILS found on Equine NowDewitt, MI, United States
price: $5,000
Beautiful Flaxen Mare
Saeta is a 16yr old chestnut mare. She has a flaxen mane and tail as well as some roaning through her coat. She is well built strong and sturdy with a friendly temperament. She is 5 gaited with a s... SEE MORE DETAILS found on Equine NowEugene, OR, United States
price: $8,000
Young mare with excellent gait distribution
Maja is a highly talented fivegaited mare with excellent blood lines. All her gaits are clean perfectly beated and with a wide speed capacity. She has exquisite conformation and expressive face and... SEE MORE DETAILS found on Equine NowPelican Rapids, MN, United States
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The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses are long-lived and hardy. In their native country they have few diseases; Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return. The Icelandic displays two gaits in addition to the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop commonly displayed by other breeds. The only breed of horse in Iceland, they are also popular internationally, and sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. The breed is still used for traditional farm work in its native country, as well as for leisure, showing, and racing.
Developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Scandinavian settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, the breed is mentioned in literature and historical records throughout Icelandic history; the first reference to a named horse appears in the 12th century. Horses were venerated in Norse mythology, a custom brought to Iceland by the country's earliest settlers. Selective breeding over the centuries has developed the breed into its current form. Natural selection has also played a role, as the harsh Icelandic climate eliminated many horses through cold and starvation. In the 1780s, much of the breed was wiped out in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption. The first breed society for the Icelandic horse was created in Iceland in 1904, and today the breed is represented by organizations in 19 different nations, organized under a parent association, the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations.
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