Talk:Icelandic horse
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why are there so many horses in Iceland? That works out to more than 1 horse per 3 people. How do they manage them in the nuclear winter and for feed?
The post in this blog (http://www.spoiltvictorianchild.co.uk/2004/07/mms-gone-to-iceland.html) claims that Icelandic horses have "proportionally the largest genitalia of any horse in the world". Is there anyone that can confirm/deny? I think this is worthy of including in the article if it's true. -Njk 12:30, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
No, that's silly. They are similar in proportions to any other breed. citydog 16:44, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Owners
Tim O'reilly, of computer book publishing fame, has some horses in his personal bio. Are there any other prominent owners?
I hear that most people actually don't eat horse meat any more...this should probably be changed because it represents an outdated cultural stereotype. Discussion?
Icelanders don't eat horse meat regularly. It was banned when Icelanders became christian, in 1000! It is rare that horse meat is for sale in supermarkets, but it is every once in a while. But you couldn't say that Icelanders are a predator threat to the horse.
[edit] "Pony"?
The Icelanders I met were quite adamant about calling them horses rather than ponies. Can the "pony" thing in the first sentence be cited, or should it be removed alltogether? The rest of the article never once refers to it as a "pony"; it even compares it to "other breeds of horse" so the article seems to contradict itself. Esn 00:38, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, it was in this edit where it was changed from "horse" to "pony". I've changed it back, and added a small bit of info about the name. Esn 00:55, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
No matter what the Icelanders *want* to call them, they are ponies. Their ancesters are ponies http://icehorses.net/ancestors.html They have pony characteristics http://icehorses.net/pony.html Therefore, I would change the part that says "Because they can be pony-sized..." to something like "Because they ARE pony-sized..."
