the sturdy, good natured breed has survived in one of the planet s most challenging environments for hundreds of years. they re the reason that humans have thrived here as well. they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. the last some hundred years. the icelandic horse has two distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is call tolt. the rider doesn t move. stays in his seat. you can feel like you re flying. you re swerving around. the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice which is customarily tested ahead of time and appears to be solid after days of below freezing temperatures. it s been 10 to 15 degrees minus for a few days. that s enough usually to get the ice very stable for the horses. but the riders don t realize
the sturdy, good-natured breed has survived in one of the planet s most challenging environments for hundreds of years. they re the reason that humans have thrived here as well says this writer. without the iceland horse, there wouldn t be any icelanders. they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. all over. the last 100 years. distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is called the tolt. the rider doesn t move. he stays in his seat. you can feel like you re flying. you re swerving around. the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice, which is customarily tested ahead of time and appears to be solid after days of below freezing temperatures. it s been 10 to 15 degrees minus for a few days. that s enough usually to get the ice very stable for the horses.
national identity. the sturdy, good-natured breed has survived in one of the planet s most challenging environments for hundreds of years. they re the reason that humans have thrived here as well. without the iceland horse, there wouldn t be any icelanders. they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. some hundred years. the icelandic horse has two distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is called the tolt. the rider doesn t move. it stays in their seat. you can feel like you re flying. you re swerving around. the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice, which is customarily tested ahead of time and appears to be solid after day of below freezing temperatures. it s been 10 to 15 degrees minus for a few days. that s enough usually to get the
environments for hundreds of years. they re the reason that humans have thrived here as well. without the iceland horse, there wouldn t be any icelanders. they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. for the last some hundred years. the icelandic horse has two distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is called the tolt. the rider doesn t move. it stays in their seat. you can feel like you re flying. you re swerving around. the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice, which is customarily tested ahead of time and appears to be solid after days of cold temperatures. it s been 10 to 15 degrees minus for a few days. that s enough usually to get the ice very stable for the horses. but the riders don t realize they re about to test the limits
environments for hundreds of years. they re the reason that humans have thrived here, as well, says this rider. they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. the last some hundred years. the icelandic horse has two distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is called the tolt. the rider doesn t move. just stays in the seat. you can feel like you re flying. you re swerving around. the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice which is customarily tested ahead of times and appears to be solid after days of cold temperatures. i had been 10, 15 degrees minus for some days and that usually is enough to get the ice very stable for the horses. but the riders don t realize they re about to test the limits of the frozen ice layer. as the riders gather to pose for