I nudged the horse into the bitterly cold gale force wind, turning my head to keep the blowing snow out of my eyes. A wind greater than 39 mph qualifies as a gale, and this wind clearly made the cut.

Icelandic horses may be the purest horse breed in the world. Icelandic horses may be the purest horse breed in the world. The horses of the Vikings; they have been isolated in this ancient Nordic ...

A new campaign from Iceland is replacing traditional out of office emails with a response written by a horse. The bizarre initiative, from tourism agency Inspired by Iceland and Horses of Iceland, ...

An Icelandic horse walks across a keyboard the size of a car, the message “wFwhxsqjnzgmsrqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa“ populates in the reply section of a nearby tester’s email. According to Iceland’s tourism ...

Iceland has trotted out a service that lets horse reply to work emails when you’re on vacation. The world-first ‘OutHorse Your Email’ service is designed to encourage travelers to take a break and ...

I recently discovered photographer Elisa Hanssen's social media account. The self-proclaimed "professional horse girl with too many other hobbies" lives in Iceland and helps people plan their "bucket ...

The distinct landscape and culture make Iceland an experience like no other. Another unique feature of Iceland is their horses. Physically, the Icelandic horses are smaller and even pony-like.

Drive around Iceland, and you’ll see them everywhere: stout little horses, with beauty-salon hairstyles, dotting one of the most rugged landscapes on Earth. Iceland is a wind-ripped volcanic island in ...

Iceland’s landscapes can look post-apocalyptic: endless black volcanic sand, and nothing else visible for miles but tall power lines. There are spots with lunar-like craters—then, suddenly, a wild ...