The National Icelandic Horse Competition, the country’s largest outdoor sporting event showcasing its premier horses and riders, dates back to 1950.

As I drive Iceland’s Ring Road to the country’s western end, I snap photos of these pony-sized horses frolicking in ...

An Icelandic horse walks across a keyboard the size of a car, the message “wFwhxsqjnzgmsrqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa“ populates in the reply section of a nearby tester’s email.

Each Icelandic horse in the database, living around the globe, can be traced back to ancestors from Iceland, while to register a new horse, proof of their Icelandic ancestry must be provided.

Reykjavík is the perfect home base for adventurous parents visiting Iceland with a baby. It’s easy to take kid-friendly day trips that offer a genuine Icelandic experience. From visiting ...

The oldest known Icelandic horse lived to 56. Colors: All coat colors except Appaloosa; Global Population: ~300,000 worldwide (~250,000 in Iceland, ~5,000 in North America) ...

I nudged the horse into the bitterly cold gale force wind, turning my head to keep the blowing snow out of my eyes. A wind greater than 39 mph qualifies ECOVIEWS: Icelandic horses have evolved ...

Icelandic horses may be the purest horse breed in the world. The horses of the Vikings; they have been isolated in this ancient Nordic country for a thousand years.

Icelandic Horseworld, which is operated by Katrín Ólína Sigurðardóttir and her husband, Davíð Jónsson, is home to around 100 horses and draws thousands of far-flung visitors each year.

I nudged the horse into the bitterly cold gale force wind, turning my head to keep the blowing snow out of my eyes. A wind greater than 39 mph qualifies as a gale, and this wind clearly made the cut.

The campaign also serves to highlight the beauty of Icelandic horses, a colorful breed with over 40 colors and 100 variations that's known for being sure-footed and able to cross rough terrain.

OREGON, USA — Caeli Cavanagh and her horse Þeyr are about to go on the trip of a lifetime, all the way to the Netherlands to compete for Team USA at the World Championships for Icelandic horses.