Dama frà Flugumyri

Icelandic horse

Born: 1990-01-01

Father: Blakkur frà Flugumyri

Mother: Harpa frà Flugumyri

Stud: Flugumyri

The Vikings saw the Icelandic horse as a symbol of strength and beauty but also for fertility and vitality. The horse was very mythical and often sang about in the ancient tales. Icelandic horse ancestor was said to be Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged steed.

The Icelandic horse is a descendant of the horses that the first settlers in Iceland brought with them from western Norway and the British Isles. Imports appear to have ceased around 1100, and since then the breed has lived isolated on the island. There is still a strict import ban, an Icelandic horse has left the country can not return. For centuries Icelander was highly dependent on their horses, and horses are commonly found in the Icelandic sagas and poems. Until World War II were major exports to include Britain, where they were used in the mining industry. Today, horses are an important part of the Icelandic tourism industry and farming and the export of breeding, racing and recreational horses are a significant source.