Icelandic Ponies

Our next stop was at a greenhouse and horse farm.

The greenhouse was interesting, we saw how they produce crops throughout the year, and only use green energy to do so, but I was more excited about meeting the horses.

Icelandic horses are quite small, almost pony sized and very hardy. When you drive through Iceland you can see them out in fields, whatever the time of year. They are famous for their five different gaits. Most horses have three gaits (walk, trot and canter/gallop) but the Icelandic horses have two more called tolt and pace.  The owner of the farm was kind enough to show us the different gaits. 

It was very captivating, seeing how they move differently to your standard horses. At one point he even went round the course with a pint of beer in his hand to show how smooth the pace gait can be.

And after the show we got to my favourite part, we got to meet the horses. They were extremely friendly, and had the best emo fringes I've seen since myspace. 

In my mind any trip in enhanced by getting to meet and stroke an animal, and this was the perfect way to end our second day in Iceland.