At least once a year, tourism company Inspired By Iceland manages to come up with some of the world’s only worthwhile advertisements. Late last year, for instance, the company suggested visiting ...

I nudged the horse into the bitterly cold gale force wind, turning my head to keep the blowing snow out of my eyes. A wind greater than 39 mph qualifies as a gale, and this wind clearly made the cut.

Now I’ve found my calling, nothing will keep me out of the saddle. Its rich black mane was striking, but the shape was like nothing I’d seen before. This was no ordinary stead, it was an Icelandic ...

Icelandic horses may be the purest horse breed in the world. Icelandic horses may be the purest horse breed in the world. The horses of the Vikings; they have been isolated in this ancient Nordic ...

An Icelandic horse walks across a keyboard the size of a car, the message “wFwhxsqjnzgmsrqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa“ populates in the reply section of a nearby tester’s email. According to Iceland’s tourism ...

Did you know there are horses in San Diego County that can trace their roots directly back to the Vikings? They are Icelandic horses and their ancestors were perfect for crossing the oceans on Viking ...

Powerful male Vikings living in Iceland about 1,000 years ago were buried with their powerful male horses, which were sacrificed either through beheading or a blow to the forehead, scientists have ...

Horses have been in Iceland since the time of the Vikings – and thanks to the country’s strict laws, they’ve been purebred for over 1,000 years. But now, a new coat pattern has emerged. Icelandic ...