Horses of Iceland

Across Iceland, horses seem as much a part of the landscape as the mountains, lava fields, and open stretches of pasture surrounding them.

This collection brings together encounters with free-roaming herds and domestic horses photographed throughout the country. Small but remarkably strong, the Icelandic horse has been bred in isolation for more than a thousand years, developing a hardy build, thick coat, and distinctive gaits uniquely suited to Iceland’s demanding terrain and unpredictable weather.

Horses of Iceland is a study of both the animal and its environment—windswept manes, quiet expressions, and herds scattered across immense landscapes. Whether gathered along a roadside or silhouetted beneath distant mountains, they embody something unmistakably Icelandic: resilient, beautiful, and perfectly at home in the wildness around them.