Commenters reflect on visit experiences and note ownership markers
4 Sep 20 2:14 PM · 3d ago · 23 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 4
Additional responses describe Iceland as a travel destination and note visual signs of horse ownership such as horseshoes, reinforcing the post's point that the horses are managed livestock rather than truly wild.
“You can tell they are all owned by someone. They have been shoed. Wild horses don't have horseshoes.”
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We love Iceland too. We can’t even read our marriage certificate, because we got married in Reykjavik and it’s in Icelandic!
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There is a town in Costa Rica called Samara. By law all animals are free, so you go to the beach and see horses and chickens and pigs just walking around. There would be soccer games going on with horses eating the grass.
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My son went for a holiday and says everyone should try and go there once.
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When a nation values its animal life as precious and important to their nation and the world They are important to Iceland, and the world for simply existing BEAUTIFUL! 😊💓🐺🪶😊
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How fantastic. Lucky you. I was watching their gate. It's fascinating
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In America, we round them up to kill them.
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Icelandic ponies are noted for having a very smooth trot, that is ground covering. They are very comfortable to ride for long periods of time.
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🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎 The dignity of Horses never fails to inspire me to do better.
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Iceland knows horses. These horses are icons!
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They get at least 4 months off a year to not wear shoes or work. They also get required breaks to graze when taking riders out. Just there in May and had the pleasure of going for a ride. Lovely beings. The guides joked that the horses have better working conditions than they do.
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We went to Iceland this year to celebrate our children graduating college. It was a once in a lifetime adventure. I could not recommend a visit to that gorgeous island and those beautiful people.
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Rode an Icelandic Horse 3 years ago. In the cold. And the rain. Thru the ancient lava fields. Fast. It was freaking fantastic.
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I know these are not wild horses, but over here in "Murica" we are SLAUGHTERING beautiful wild horses!
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You can tell they are all owned by someone. They have been shoed. Wild horses don't have horseshoes.
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I took this picture when I was in Iceland - Icelandic horses are so sweet
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LUCA💙 I REALLY NEEDED THIS! THANK YOU🦋
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At first glance I read that as: My son went for a holiday and says everyone should try and go there AT once. I thought, dayum, that would overwhelm their hospitality. 😆
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I can't remember exactly where it was (some part of India) where the elephants show up for work every morning and go back into the wild lands at the end of the work day.
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Such beautiful children of Earth Mother When my people first saw them on turtle island they called them “spirit dogs” for they had never seen such a large dog
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Been there. Iceland is beautiful. I recommend to anyone to visit. Greenland on the other hand.......
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Great people. Led by and honoring women. A great place to live out the coming Trumpocalypse.
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You think they don't? They get sent for slaughter via live transport to Japan and Europe.
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They look pretty different from horses in US. They must be so happy to be free.
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