Icelandic Horse

Icelandic Horse by a Stone Wall

Icelandic Horses are considered the purest  breed of horses in the world.  They have lived isolated in Iceland for over 700 years.  I think they are beautiful animals.  They are more compact then many breeds of horses.  They are sturdy and can withstand the cold and sudden temperature changes in Iceland.  They come in various colors of fur and mane and tail hair.  So the people of Iceland have over 100 different names for the fur and hair color combinations in their horIcses.  

I drew several of these Icelandic  Horses last year at this time when we got home from our Iceland and Europe trip. I am posting some of those drawings.  The drawing above will be found on the Animals button and the All Printables  button.  The new drawings are always at the bottom of the correct list.   

The horse in the drawing is standing at a bit of an angle and his head is turned a bit more than his body.  I drew this drawing of the Icelandic Horse in the summer months.  My other drawings are mostly from winter scenes. . . like we saw last year.   We really want to go back to Iceland and see the island and the horses in the summer.  

Icelandic Horse drawing from Magnet

Icelandic Horse in the Snow Covered Mud

(This drawing is from a picture I took a year ago in November.  

The grass was yellow and poking up through a few inches or few centimeters of snow.)