History I Characteristics I Colors I Breeding goals I Gaits I Training I Raising our horses I Our broodmares I Foals 1999 I Foals 2000 I Onelist I Location I Weather I Winter gallery I Summer gallery I Us at Langhus I Icelandic cow I Icelandic sheep I Icelandic sheepdog I Articles from the website IWebrings I Link-collection I Horses for sale I

The breeding goal of the icelandic horse

for the quality "Appearance under rider".

The Icelandic horse should be very elegant and impressive in it's performance. The head should be very highly raised, the horse soft in the bit, and the head carried vertically. The movements should be light, high, supple and balanced, the steps should be large and the expression superb, the tail carried superbly.

What are considered faults are mainly
-Lack of leg action.
-Hard and heavy movements.
-The head is not raised.
-The head/nose is carried too high, the horse opens it's mouth a lot.
-The horse shakes it's head and neck a lot.
-Swishing of the tail.

Back to previous page.