At Horses of Iceland, we keep ourselves busy. Here you can read all about our latest projects and other news.
News
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Sweden International Horse Show
06 December 2022
The Sweden International Horse Show was held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm November 24-27. Read more -
Equine Affaire Massachusetts
29 November 2022
For the past few years, Horses of Iceland have participated in the Equine Affaire in Springfield. Read more -
Icelandic Agriculture
15 November 2022
The agricultural exhibition was held in Laugardalshöll Reykjavík on October 14-16. Read more -
Horse Trip and Round up
02 October 2022
In the past few years, we have always joined the Viðidalstungurétt horse round up tour with Íslandsh... Read more -
Icelandic horses in New Zealand: A South Island backcountry trek
07 September 2022
Those of us here in New Zealand who have discovered and fallen in love with the small but mighty Ice... Read more -
The final day of Survive Iceland
28 August 2022
Day 4 of Survive Iceland has come to an end! On the final day the riders started in Landmannahellir ... Read more -
A sunny third day in Survive Iceland endurance race
27 August 2022
The third day of survive Iceland started on a sunny but cold morning in Rjúpnavellir. Read more -
The second day of Survive Iceland
26 August 2022
The second competition day of the Survive Iceland endurance race started Friday 26. August at Landma... Read more -
The first day of Survive Iceland endurance race
25 August 2022
The first part of the LH endurance riding competition, Survive Iceland took place today and six team... Read more -
An Introduction to Endurance Races
24 August 2022
Þolreiðar (endurance ride) is a competition that is extremely popular all over the world, but has no... Read more -
Day of breeders – meet the stars of Landsmót!
21 June 2022
Landsmót – The National Icelandic Horse Competition will be held July 3-10th. The program will be va... Read more -
Nothing ruins a good vacation like work
19 May 2022
Our OutHorse service sees Iceland’s unique breed of horses trot out replies to your work emails whil... Read more -
The Icelandic Gaedingur
05 May 2022
The Icelandic gaedingur has many great qualities and among them are all his five gaits. Competition ... Read more -
May 1st is Day of the Icelandic Horse
29 April 2022
Adventures ahead! The Icelandic horse community joins hands and honors the Icelandic horse all over ... Read more -
Landsmót song 2022 premiered!
24 April 2022
Loksins Landsmót - Finally Landsmót in 2022, after we´ve been waiting for four years! To celebrate t... Read more -
HorseDay is an app for all horse people
12 April 2022
The start-up company HorseDay has developed an app of the same name, which is intended to be the cen... Read more -
Horses of Iceland at the largest equestrian trade fair
05 April 2022
The marketing project Horses of Iceland has signed a new four-year contract with the state and one o... Read more -
A new contract for the Horses of Iceland project
30 March 2022
The marketing project Horses of Iceland and the Icelandic government have signed a new contract raga... Read more -
The KS Champions League starts March 2
26 February 2022
The KS Champions league is a series of 6 tournaments where there is competed in 8 disciplines in Ice... Read more -
New video: The Export Journey of the Icelandic Horse
27 January 2022
Horses of Iceland has now released a magnificent documentary by Wildhorse Films, called The Export J... Read more -
The Lífland Champions League kicks off
27 January 2022
The Lífland Icelandic Horse Champions League 2022 in Icelandic equestrian sports begins 27 January w... Read more -
Landsmót in Hella will be great!
14 January 2022
We have extended the presale to February 2nd, 2022. Get your Tickets here. Magnús Benediktsson... Read more -
Pot Scraper, the airplane, and Snarfari the Tölt Machine
23 December 2021
Pot Scraper is the fifth of the 13 Icelandic Yule Lads to visit from the mountains every year in D... Read more -
New Video! Get to know...Master Trainer Mette Moe Mannseth
23 December 2021
Horses of Iceland has released a new video, where we get to know Master Trainer Mette Moe Mannseth. ... Read more -
Danish victory in World Cup Icelandic Horses
02 December 2021
The Sweden International Horse Show took place November 25-29 2021. The show is a very importan pr... Read more -
Regarding “Iceland – Land of the 5,000 Blood Mares” video made by AWF/TSB (Animal Welfare Foundation / Tierschutzbund Zurich)
23 November 2021
The release of the distressing footage of animal abuse at a blood mare farm in Iceland by AWF/TSB’... Read more -
Landsmót ticket sales have started!
05 November 2021
Magnús Benediktsson took on the job of Landsmót manager in the beginning of October. Landsmót, the... Read more -
TripAdvisor gives Eldhestar a top score
24 September 2021
Eldhestar – Volcano Horses are riding tour specialists with decades of experience in longer and shor... Read more -
The longest race across Iceland
10 September 2021
Conquering the world on horseback is easy said Ghengis Khan (1162-1227). He was a Great Khan and fou... Read more -
Virtual Education Seminar with fantastic teachers!
09 September 2021
The Education Committee of the Equestrian Association in Iceland (LH) hosts a virtual seminar this... Read more -
Alendis Exclusive Salesshow
01 September 2021
A live horse sales show will be hosted at Alendis TV on Thursday nights, from 9th of September - 2nd... Read more -
Icelandic Championships 2021 at Hólar
10 June 2021
The Icelandic Championships 2021 will be held 30 June to 4 July at Hólar í Hjaltadal, in the heart o... Read more -
Alendis TV streams live from all breeding shows
28 May 2021
Alendis TV and the Icelandic Agricultural Advisory Centre have launched a collaboration on live stre... Read more -
Andre Samplawski wins TikTok video contest!
14 May 2021
To celebrate the International Day of the Icelandic Horse on 1 May, Horses of Iceland held a video c... Read more -
Riders and other commuters sign pact
11 May 2021
Representatives of riders, drivers, cyclists and other commuters and outdoor recreation groups signe... Read more -
Eiðfaxi welcomes spring with breeding show
06 May 2021
Icelandic horse magazine Eiðfaxi invites horse enthusiasts near and far to watch a breeding show cal... Read more -
Excitement is rife for KS Champions League final
05 May 2021
The final tournament in North Iceland’s KS Champions League in Equestrian Sports will be held in Sau... Read more -
The FEIF Tour Rider Cup starts 1 May!
28 April 2021
The FEIF Leisure Riding Committee is launching the FEIF Tour Rider Cup on 1 May, the International D... Read more -
New book on the National Championships of the Icelandic Horse
21 April 2021
The book Humans, Horses and Events Management, which is based on an international study of the Natio... Read more -
In the memory of Hallveig Fróðadóttir
20 April 2021
Hallveig Fróðadóttir, employee of the Horse Breeders Association of Iceland (FHB) and the associatio... Read more -
The Icelandic Horse is now on TikTok!
19 April 2021
The International Day of the Icelandic Horse is on 1 May. Help us celebrate by joining our video com... Read more -
Icelandic horse breeding presentations in English
25 March 2021
The first presentation in a brand-new online series on Icelandic horse breeding will go live on 30 M... Read more -
Eiðfaxi International – Free Digital Magazine
01 March 2021
Eiðfaxi International is now available as a free digital magazine in English published six times a y... Read more -
Greatest Icelandic horse export in 23 years!
11 February 2021
Last year was record-breaking in terms of horse export from Iceland; 2,320 horses were exported, 811... Read more -
Harpa wins exciting fourgait competition
08 February 2021
Harpa Dögg Bergmann Heiðarsdóttir on Þytur frá Stykkishólmi won the A-final in F1 fourgait with 6.73... Read more -
Icelandic horse breeding presentations in Swedish
05 February 2021
A brand-new online presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding will premiere on Tuesday, 9 Febru... Read more -
Lífland’s Youth Champions League ready to roll
05 February 2021
The first tournament in Lífland’s Youth Champions League will be held on Sunday, 7 February, at 12 n... Read more -
Lífland’s Icelandic Horse Champions League kicks off
26 January 2021
Lífland’s Icelandic Horse Champions League 2021 in Icelandic equestrian sports begins 28 January. Th... Read more -
HESTAR – the life and art of Pétur Behrens
20 December 2020
HESTAR (“Horses”) is an art book for all art and horse lovers. It’s a collection of works by Pétur B... Read more -
Icelandic Horse Association continued partner of HOI
09 December 2020
Members of the Icelandic Horse Association (LH) voted for LH’s continued partnership in the Horses o... Read more -
Horse export exceeds brightest hopes
29 October 2020
It appears that more horses will be exported from Iceland in 2020 than any other year this decade – ... Read more -
Horse Roundup in Iceland – Back to Basics
15 October 2020
No guests were allowed at the horse roundups in Iceland this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more -
Strong and positive image of the Icelandic horse
23 September 2020
Horses of Iceland’s (HOI’s) coordinated marketing strategies in foreign markets in the past four yea... Read more -
Winners of art and photo contests announced
14 September 2020
The International Day of the Icelandic Horse was celebrated with art and photo contests this year. M... Read more -
Icelandic horse lovers encouraged to share important message
10 September 2020
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Office (MAST) is encouraging the Icelandic horse community to shar... Read more -
Great success for great relay ride of Sweden
09 September 2020
Proud riders crossed the “finish line” in Ystad in southern Sweden on 16 August, completing a 55-day... Read more -
Day of the Icelandic Horse – Photo Contest!
01 September 2020
Do you want to win elaborate Icelandic design items? Then enter in our photo contest and help us cel... Read more -
Amazing response to Icelandic horse art contest
31 August 2020
An incredible number of artwork – 465! – were entered in an international art contest on the Iceland... Read more -
Breeding presentation a success – don’t miss the streaming!
01 July 2020
The National Presentation of Breeding Horses was held in South Iceland on Saturday, 27 June. More th... Read more -
The great relay ride of Sweden begins!
12 June 2020
Tomorrow, 13 June, Sverigeritten, a relay ride from the north to the south of Sweden, sets off on th... Read more -
Iceland’s best breeding horses in live streaming
28 May 2020
Iceland’s 80 highest-judged breeding horses from the spring shows will be presented at Gaddstaðaflat... Read more -
Join the Worldwide Virtual Winner!
15 May 2020
The Worldwide Virtual Winner gives horses and riders a chance to shine, even though they are unable ... Read more -
Icelandic horse export off to a good start
29 April 2020
More horses were exported from Iceland during the first three months of 2020 than during the same pe... Read more -
Live streaming from Eiðfaxi’s Breeding Day!
28 April 2020
Icelandic horse lovers around the world can enjoy the best of the Icelandic horse breeding scene wit... Read more -
Measurable success from Horses of Iceland’s marketing activities
22 April 2020
Horses of Iceland’s annual report has been released, listing the project’s marketing actions last ye... Read more -
Landsmót 2020 postponed
17 April 2020
A decision has been made to postpone Landsmót that was supposed to take place in Hella 6. – 11. July... Read more -
Art contest in celebration of the Day of the Icelandic Horse
15 April 2020
Horse lovers of all ages are encouraged to create an Icelandic horse-themed artwork and enter it int... Read more -
Icelandic horse tourism in upswing in past years
01 April 2020
For the past four years Horses of Iceland has worked arduously on marketing the Icelandic horse. At ... Read more -
Turning point: Horses vaccinated against summer eczema exported from Iceland
18 March 2020
After 20 years of research, Icelandic and international scientists have developed a vaccine against ... Read more -
Horses of Iceland Marketing Project Extended
06 March 2020
The contract between Horses of Iceland (HOI) and the Icelandic government has been extended by 18 mo... Read more -
Horses of Iceland Go to China
17 December 2019
Jelena Ohm, project manager for Horses of Iceland, was invited to participate in the 2019 World Hors... Read more -
Icelandics the Most Popular Breed at Sweden International Horse Show
11 December 2019
Horses of Iceland put great effort into promoting the Icelandic horse at Sweden International Horse ... Read more -
All eyes on the Icelandic horse at Equine Affaire
25 November 2019
Equine Affaire was held in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, 7th–10th November. Read more -
Horse Roundup in Víðidalur: Icelandic Country Culture at its Best
08 October 2019
The annual horse roundup at Víðidalstungurétt in Northwest Iceland took place on 5th October. Quite ... Read more -
Icelandic Horse Makes the Front-Page News
13 September 2019
The export value of Icelandic horses was in focus in the cover story of Morgunblaðið daily on 9th Se... Read more -
Most successful World Championships to date!
10 September 2019
This year’s World Championships for Icelandic Horses was held in Karlshorst, Berlin, 4–11 August. Th... Read more -
Nordic ministers meet the Icelandic horse
02 September 2019
The Nordic agricultural ministers and their entourages, approximately 60 people, recently came on an... Read more -
The Icelandic horse’s first ever appearance at Falsterbo
01 September 2019
The Icelandic horse participated in Falsterbo Horse Show, the largest equestrian event in Scandinavi... Read more -
Horses of Iceland Celebrate National Day
18 June 2019
Yesterday, 17th June, Icelanders celebrated their National Day. In the centre of Reykjavík, the Icel... Read more -
Icelandic horse in focus in Horse & Country TV’s Equus Worldwide
14 May 2019
Documentary series Equus Worldwide features five horse breeds in different places in the world. Equu... Read more -
Celebrating the Day of the Icelandic Horse
07 May 2019
The International Day of the Icelandic Horse was celebrated with a varied programme in Iceland and a... Read more -
The Icelandic Horse on Gentle Giants Special Episode
17 April 2019
For a special episode of RFD TV’s Gentle Giants, broadcast in March, hosts Pam Minick and Kadee Coff... Read more -
Day of the Icelandic Horse – May 1st!
17 April 2019
The International Day of the Icelandic Horse will be celebrated on May 1st. Members of the Icelandic... Read more -
FEIF Riding Horse Profile: Perfect Match Between Horse and Rider
17 April 2019
FEIF has developed a Riding Horse Profile to help riders find the best match possible when buying a ... Read more -
“Viking Horses” take the Equestrian World by Storm
17 April 2019
A film feature on the Icelandic horse made for FEI Equestrian World went live in February and March.... Read more -
The Icelandic horse promoted at Equitana
03 April 2019
Horses of Iceland participated in Europe’s largest horse trade fair, Equitana, in Essen, Germany, Ma... Read more
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