We intend to honor the Icelandic horse on International Icelandic Horse Day on May 1st. In addition to the traditional animal program. At 2:00 PM, the Reykjavík Zoo educational members will allow guests to observe the horses' training sessions using methods borrowed from, among others, animal behaviorist Eva Bertilson. The park's educational department hosted a fun and informative course with Eva earlier this winter. Eva has traveled widely to teach and provide advice on animal training to professionals who work with animals and has also provided education to the public. She uses positive training methods with the goal of improving the animals' quality of life. At 2:45 PM Horse breeding judgments and related topics from Heiðrún Sigurðardóttir, livestock geneticist. Nothing related to horsemanship or the Icelandic horse is irrelevant to Heiðrún and guests should not be disappointed to hear what she has to say. Horses of Iceland, a marketing project related to the Icelandic horse, plans to introduce virtual reality glasses where visitors can experience the horse in a new way. Guests will have the opportunity to run 100 meters and see if they have anything against a horse's best time in the 100 m pace race and test their skills in horse shoe throw.
