The Icelandic horse is a horse breed for everyone who would like to try out horseback riding. The Icelandic horse is known to be calm and gentle, but at the same time have a lot of energy. This makes the breed friendly for beginners, but also more experienced riders. The horse is not that tall, so if you would fall off, you won’t fall that far.
Many countries have taken advantages of the ability to take people horseback riding on the Icelandic horse, and offers trips that goes for a few hours, to trips that takes days. Especially in Iceland, this is a big tourist attraction.