Iceland review - 2012, Side 71

The stallion Spuni (Spin) of the farm Vesturkot is
the best of the best, having earned the score
of 8.87, the highest ever given to an Icelandic
horse, at Landsmót 2011. Here, he is enjoy-
ing the freedom of the endless summer night
at Sandhólaferja farm, South Iceland. Spuni
is the offspring of Álfasteinn (Elf-Stone) and
Stelpa (Girl), both also among the best and
noblest horses that inhabit planet Iceland.
Spuni’s color is jarpur (bay), one of more
than 100 colors the breed comes in, like
dun, palomino, pinto, and roan. The
Icelandic horse is a five-gaited breed,
known for its ability to cross rough
terrain. As well as the typical gaits, the
Icelandic horse has an additional two;
a four-beat lateral ambling gait known
as tölt, and a pace called skeið,
which is fast and smooth and used
in pacing races. And Spuni is the
master, fast as a Ferrari.
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