It can be taken from many writings from former times that the Icelanders were tough on their workhorses. Often, they dealt ruthlessly with them. The fact that sweeping judgements do not always meet reality is shown in the following report from 1889.
With HestaSaga there are always surprises: Today we have a story from a special Iceland dog for you!
An Icelandic Sheepdog who travels with his owner from Reykjavík to Copenhagen in 1870 and experiences an adventure there – and his owner a surprise!
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, people’s attention was increasingly focused on the intelligence of animals. This was certainly
Whenever I see horses performing the most incredible things at horse shows, I think about how to teach them such things and where their limits
The incredible story of a twin birth in a snowstorm in Iceland and the close friendship between the twins
A story on how horses enable encounters that might sometimes grow to lifelong friendships. Heidi Schwörer is a real veteran in the Icelandic horse community.
Auch für Familie Reber war es bis dahin ein langer Weg
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