Icelandic Horses

When traveling through Iceland one thing is guaranteed. You will see Icelandic horses! They are everywhere, winter or summer, it doesn't matter. These animals are pretty much self supporting. In winter time, especially in snowy conditions the farmers will bring them extra grass since they cannot reach the grass underneath the snow.

The horses live in wide areas, but are always owned by farmers or other people. They're not wild horses although they behave pretty wild. You should be careful when driving close to them, they might kick and damage you car.

Most of the time you'll see them they are behind a fence separating their space and the road. When I visited Iceland, it was winter time. So the horses were very interested when all of the sudden a cars stopped. You might bring extra grass for all they know. So most of the times when I stopped the horses came quickly towards me, not giving me much chance to take a photo. Eventually I managed to get some shots of them in their natural surroundings.

I hope you like them!

Cheers,
Thijs