Icelandic horses running through lagoon in Iceland (@ Tim Flach/Getty Images)

Icelandic horses running through lagoon in Iceland (@ Tim Flach/Getty Images)

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• There is nothing chilly about these fillies – they\ve been bred to withstand the cold, harsh Icelandic air.""Discover more about them
• Although they\re called horses, this breed is small enough to be categorised as a pony.""Maybe their low centre of gravity helps them run on ice?
• This country is about a third larger than Scotland but has a third fewer people than the Scottish capital.""Where is this 300,000 person-strong island?
• These horses\ ancestors first came here more than 1,000 years ago, courtesy of Scandinavians who venerated horses.""Especially this eight-legged stallion!