Everyone had a good time, even our first time riders-and especially Coley hahaha.
Hestur is the Icelandic word for "horse," but mine was named "cute little duck face" or something similar. Who knows. But she was the biggest and wildest! It was so fun to ride up through the mountains and look down on Skalholt.
Icelanders are legit about their horses. The breed is so pure because they never, under any circumstances, let a horse into the country, even if it was born and raised there. The horses have a unique gait called the "tolt," which is really similar to the paso gait. Tolting over the loose lava rocks down the side of the mountain was...an adventure, but at least it was fun. The horses are so sturdy because of the rough Icelandic terrain, so no one really worried once we were on.
Well, ok maybe Coley was. That picture says a lot.
I'll finish writing about the rest of our adventures later tonight.
Countdown til I'm U.S.A. bound: 2 days
Bless Bless!
yeah!!!
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