Featured Video: Surrounded by Ponies

June 1, 2016

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YouTube user Rob’s Iceland Trip uploaded a simple-yet-fantastic video last week that has us booking our trip to Iceland. Rob (presumably) is standing in the middle of a field when a herd of curious horses surrounds him to check out what he’s doing. Maybe they’re wondering if he brought snacks. Maybe they like posing for tourist cameras. Maybe Rob just seemed like an interesting guy.

Iceland has strict rules about importing horses to the island. Basically, you can’t do it, so the stout, naturally gaited Icelandic Horse breed is the only horse in the country. Rob’s equine friends here probably aren’t wild; owners do turn the horses they aren’t using out on the land to graze in the spring and summer, then round them back up in early fall.

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We try not to play favorites here at HorseChannel, but we’ll admit that we think Icelandic Horses are among the coolest breeds out there. Read more about them:

Escape to Iceland
Video: Herd in Iceland
Video: Gaits of the Icelandic Horse
Meet the Icelandic Horse

11 COMMENTS

Marion June 2, 2016 at 3:59 am
WOW beautiful herd of Icelandic’s!
Anne June 6, 2016 at 6:08 am
No fencing and they don’t wanda away? You can see the house and barn off in the distance-probably the owners of this great looking herd!
Sherry June 10, 2016 at 5:50 am
Nice herd of horses! Free to roam the grassy lands!
Sandy June 14, 2016 at 6:15 am
Love the thick bushy manes and forelocks! Nice looking herd of Icelandic’s!
Alicia July 9, 2016 at 5:27 am
Felt good to see a nice herd of ponies and some cooling snow capped mountains! LOL!
Patty July 27, 2016 at 3:58 am
Very nice herd of Icelandic Horses, and beautiful scenery too!
Alicia October 2, 2016 at 5:37 am
Beautiful county side with a pretty herd of horses!
CeCe February 4, 2017 at 3:59 am
Breath taking scenery! Hardy bunch of nice looking Icelandic Horses!
Audrey April 14, 2017 at 12:43 pm
He found some friendly buddy horses he he.
Brenda November 12, 2017 at 3:54 am
They sure are beautiful hardly sterdy looking ponies!
Bonnie January 2, 2018 at 3:50 am
Sure are hardy ponies for sure. Feel like I’m in Iceland right now!