The Centre for the History of the Icelandic Horse is located in Hólar in Hjaltadalur in the north of Iceland. The centre offers a look back at the importance of the Icelandic horse over the last century and shows how Icelanders have used and kept the Icelandic horse. In addition, current topics relating to breeding, the variety of colours and the international spread of the Icelandic horse are presented.
Icelandic Horse History Centre | Hólar í Hjaltadal
Audio walk by Kristin Halldorsdottir GbR
35 Stations
37:13 min Audio
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37:13 min Audio
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Stations in this audio guide:
Introduction (1:04 min) • Horse-drawn machinery (1:07 min) • Horse-drawn mowing machine (1:03 min) • Ploughing with horses (0:36 min) • Hay windrow (0:26 min) • Smithy (0:51 min) • Hestasteinn - Horse stone (0:50 min) • Theódórs-office (1:11 min) • Resume (1:31 min) • Lifework (1:36 min) • Theódórs riding horses (0:51 min) • Horse Trade (1:15 min) • Art of saddlery (1:12 min) • Horse stable (2:55 min) • Horse feeding (1:05 min) • Horse care (0:51 min) • Protection of the meadows (0:39 min) • Hnapphelda - Leg restraints (0:38 min) • Barn (0:38 min) • Horse shoeing (0:40 min) • Horses in the city (1:00 min) • Postal travel (1:23 min) • Two artists - two worlds (0:45 min) • Studbook of origin (1:24 min) • Sleipnir-trophy (1:03 min) • Gletta-trophy (0:52 min) • Icelandic horses around the world (1:04 min) • Variety of colours in the Icelandic horse (1:19 min) • Basic colours, chestnut, black and bay (1:19 min) • Creme - dillution (1:07 min) • Dun (1:26 min) • Silver dapple (0:58 min) • Grey (0:49 min) • Tobiano (0:57 min) • Closing remarks (0:48 min)
