Iceland review - 2002, Page 36

THE PRINCESS AND THE NOMADS
By KRISTJÁN B. JÓNASSON Photos PÁLL STEFÁNSSON
Icelandic horseflesh was not the only thing on display at this year’s
National Championships. The presence of Britain’s Princess Anne gave a royal stamp
of approval to the proceedings – but provided something of a headache for
the organisers of an event not normally known for running smoothly...
The up-and-coming generation of Icelandic riding
champions join the festivities at Landsmót.
Girls and boys compete in the ring in
front of Skagafjördur’s teeming crowds.
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