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Icelandics are nearly always considered anemic in other countries. They are compared to hot or warm blooded horses by most labs when in fact they have closer ties to the

cold blooded draught breeds.
    Because of the isolation the Icelandics have developed somewhat differently
than most other breeds, and as they are all offspring of a few thousand horses (after a natural disaster less than 200 years ago) they are all very similar horses in many regards. So, their blood can be different from other breeds, without anything being wrong with them.
    Ulla Bartelt, Germany, compiled a blood profile for iceys, which is here below.
    After transport or after great stress the bloodwork can be far outside of
normal.
I won't translate the list because I hope your vet can figure out what it means
(and because I just couldn't do it).

Name       Standard Profile
Leuko        6.000-10.000
Ery          6.5-9.0
Hb           11.0-18.0
HK           30-40
Thromb     100-300
MCHC       31-36
MCH        13-19
MCV        37-55
Neutrophile Granulozyten (in)
Stabk.       0-6
Segmentkern 45-70
Eosimophile   0-4
Basophile     0-2
Lymphozyten 20-45
Monozyte     0-5

Ges Eiweiss 55-75
Albumin      45-60
Natrium      125-150
Kalium        2.8-4.5
Calcium       2.5-3.4
Phosphor     0.5-1.3
Magnesium   0.7-0.9
Eisen         14.3-25.1
Kupfer       18.0-21.3
Zink          11.0-17.6
Alk.P         -350
SGOT        -240
SGPT         -15
yGT           -20
LDH           -400
Cholesterin    90-170
Triglyceride   -50
Harnstoff      20-40
Kreatinin       -2.0
Glucose         55-95
CK              -90
CHE            1500-3000
T3              0.2-2.06
T4              13-31
Cortisol         30-100
Bilirubin ges.   -1
Vit. B 12       -2000
Fols.            -20