The Icelandic horse is just how Iceland likes to perceive itself: little but strong. They are squat and muscular and in winter they have long shaggy fur. Icelandic horses tend to be around 140 cm tall. Internationally, most horse breeds shorter than 1.47 metres are dubbed “ponies” but there are also some other characteristics that make a horse a pony. The Icelandic horse is right on the limit but all our horses are horses because we say they are.