Icelandic Horse Riding Adventure

Please use the weather forecast here to inform your packing. If it is cold, you will need more layers and warmer outer layers!

Do not bring any of your own horse riding clothes, boots or hat. There are no infectious horse diseases in Iceland, which makes the breed highly vulnerable to any foreign germs and bacteria.

We Provide:

• Horse riding helmet

• Oversuit if it gets too cold

What to Bring:

Clothes - Riding:

• Hiking shoes or boots

• Soft comfortable hiking trousers or leggings (nothing with a hard inside seam as this can rub)

• Warm socks (hiking socks are good)

• Wind and waterproof jacket

• Warm coat

• Gloves for riding - with a grippy palm (new riding gloves, cycling or leather gloves all work)

• Buff/Scarf

• Warm hat for when at the stables

• Warm base layers

• T-shirts - lightweight and fast drying if the weather is warm

• Fleece or jumper

• Buff

Other Clothes:

• Relaxed evening clothes (No horse riding kit)

• Slippers - no outdoor shoes to be worn in the hotel

• Swimming costume

• Extra warm layers for whale watching

Personal:

• Water bottle

• Toiletries

• Personal medication

• Daypack for bringing snacks, water and layers to and from the stables (you won’t bring much on the rides with you)

• Sunscreen

• Sunglasses
  Insect repellent

• Thermos for hot drinks (optional)

• Snacks

• Compeed or moleskin for blisters, just in case!

• Zip bags (for storing smelly horse riding kit in your suitcase)