GUSTUR
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Gustur is a 4 gaited Registered Icelandic Horse.
Gustur came to Nantucket from Oklahoma in June 2008 and he is our youngest and most “in your pocket” young horse.
He was born in New Hampshire. His mother was a pretty palomino mare and his father is a champion stallion.
Gustur means “Blizzard” He is not very brave but is super sweet.
Gustur has arrived to show us the power of gentleness, compassion and unconditional love.
Gustur “Goo” is considered to be much like “Roo” in “Winnie the Pooh” being playful, curious, happy and cheerful.
ICELANDIC HORSE
The Norse settlement of the volcanic island of Iceland took place between c. AD. 860 and 935. The settlers transported their horses to the island by boat. It is told that the first immigrants were said to be two Norwegian chieftains, Ingolfer and Leifer. The settlers were followed by Norse colonies in Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Western Isle of Scotland. The foundation stock for the Icelandic Horse was, therefore, drawn from all those regions. The most fascinating feature of the Icelandic Horse to historians is their extreme genetic purity. There have been no infusions of outside blood in over 800 years.
Iceland, the land of ice and fire lying in the inhospitable North Atlantic has a strong and affectionate respect for the horse, amounting to almost reverence, which persist to this day among the people, in whose life and folklore it has occupied a central place for over 1,000 years.
Title: The New Encyclopedia of the Horse
Text: Elwyn Hartley Edwards
Publisher: Dorling Kindersely 1994 First American Edition
