Close up of Icelandic horse grazing, USA

The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse that has lived in Iceland since the mid-800s AD, having been brought to the island by Viking settlers. Icelandic horses are known for their special gaits. Apart from walk, trot and canter, and gallop, nearly all Icelandic horses are able to tšlt (rack or four-beat gait) and most can go in skeio (pace). Skeio is a gait where the horse moves both legs of one side at the same time. It is considered a gait for racing, and ridden at the proper speed is called flugskeio, loosely translated as "flying pace"