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The Icelandic Horse Festival
When29.03.2012-01.04.2012
Where
Reykjavík
Website
http://landsmot.is/en/
Category
The Big Picture
The programme will consist of various events ranging from breeding shows to saddle making. The events will take place at breeding ranches and horse club locations in and around Reykajvík. The final day there will be a celebration in Reykjavik Zoo and Family Park where a selection of the best horses and everything related to the Icelandic horse will be introduced. Entrance is free.
The history of Landsmót reaches back to 1950, when the first show was held at the historic Þingvellir (Thingvellir). It is a historic place because Parliament or Alþingi was established there in 930 and remained there until 1789. It has often been referred to as the oldest Parliament in the history of the world. At the first show in Þingvellir 133 horses were presented: breeding stock, first-class riding horses (gæðingar) and racing horses. At that time, there was only one category for gæðingar to compete in – a single class of all-around quality riding horses – besides races and breeding shows. Subsequently, National Horse Shows were held every four years until the Association of Riding Clubs in Iceland decided to stage the National show every second year. Since 1998 Landsmót has been a biannual event.
