{"id":7766,"date":"2017-11-03T22:56:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T05:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=7766"},"modified":"2017-11-03T22:56:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T05:56:42","slug":"icelandic-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/03\/icelandic-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Icelandic Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was Angela&#8217;s last day in Iceland before returning to Denver. We headed east on Highway 1 and stopped at the geothermal power generation station, located about 20 miles from Reykjavik. There are guided tours of the power station, but we missed the last one of the day. However, we did get to see the presentation materials and also the turbine halls located in the main building.<\/p>\n<p>Angela also wanted to make some photos of sheep and horses. Both animals can be seen in great numbers in the fields along the roadsides in Iceland. We headed to Hveradgerdi and left the highway for one of the side roads. After a few miles, we found one field that had both sheep and horses. Both Angela and I made started making some photographs of the horses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7758\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0001-Icelandic-Horse-No-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7758\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7758\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0001-Icelandic-Horse-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0001-Icelandic-Horse-No-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0001-Icelandic-Horse-No-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0001-Icelandic-Horse-No-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icelandic Horse No 1<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When the horses saw us, they headed over to see us for some attention. These horses are really sociable &#8212; both among themselves and also near people &#8212; and enjoy the attention of visitors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7759\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0003-Icelandic-Horse-Close-Up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7759\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7759\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0003-Icelandic-Horse-Close-Up.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0003-Icelandic-Horse-Close-Up\" width=\"800\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0003-Icelandic-Horse-Close-Up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0003-Icelandic-Horse-Close-Up-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icelandic Horse Close Up<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This horse started nibbling my jacket!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7760\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0009-Icelandic-Horse-No-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7760\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7760\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0009-Icelandic-Horse-No-2.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0009-Icelandic-Horse-No-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0009-Icelandic-Horse-No-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0009-Icelandic-Horse-No-2-768x619.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icelandic Horse No 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These two horses were lined up behind one another. I captured both pairs of ears in this image.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7761\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0025-Icelandic-Horses-Two-Pairs-Of-Ears.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7761\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7761\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0025-Icelandic-Horses-Two-Pairs-Of-Ears.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0025-Icelandic-Horses-Two-Pairs-Of-Ears\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0025-Icelandic-Horses-Two-Pairs-Of-Ears.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0025-Icelandic-Horses-Two-Pairs-Of-Ears-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icelandic Horses, Two Pairs Of Ears<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The remaining images are of a pair of horses having some fun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7762\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0037-Horses-Having-Fun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7762\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7762\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0037-Horses-Having-Fun.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0037-Horses-Having-Fun\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0037-Horses-Having-Fun.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0037-Horses-Having-Fun-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horses, Having Fun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I like this image of the pair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7763\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0038-Horses-Having-Fun-No-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7763\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7763\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0038-Horses-Having-Fun-No-2.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0038-Horses-Having-Fun-No-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0038-Horses-Having-Fun-No-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0038-Horses-Having-Fun-No-2-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horses, Having Fun, No 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And this one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7764\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0041-Horses-Having-Fun-No-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7764\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0041-Horses-Having-Fun-No-3.jpg\" alt=\"2004-0041-Horses-Having-Fun-No-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0041-Horses-Having-Fun-No-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2004-0041-Horses-Having-Fun-No-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horses, Having Fun, No 3<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Angela headed over to make some images of the sheep. In contrast to horses, Icelandic sheep are very skittish. Of course, as soon as they see, the sheep run away!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Angela&#8217;s last day in Iceland before returning to Denver. We headed east on Highway 1 and stopped at the geothermal power generation station, located about 20 miles from Reykjavik. There are guided tours of the power station, but we missed the last one of the day. 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