Speed. Elegance. Gaits. Beauty.
Poseidon was said to have "created" the horses when Zeus asked him to create "the most beautiful of animals." No doubt Freya (the norse goddess) felt compelled to alter her "distant brother's" creation with the Icelandic horse, the most noble, elegant and sweet of horses. She must have thought the personality of loyal companion suited these smooth-gaited young horses.
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