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Icelandic Horse
The Icelandic Horse is a small horse breed available in Star Stable Online.
Timeline
| Date | Development |
|---|---|
| November 9, 2021 | The G3 Icelandic is teased in an image on SSO's social media and their news page. A release date of November 17th is given at this time.[1] |
| November 15, 2021 | A teaser trailer of the G3 Icelandic is released.[2] |
| November 17, 2021 | Six variations of the G3 Icelandic are added to the game.[3] |
| November 25, 2021 | A G3 Icelandic variation is added to the Star Stable Horses App.[4] |
| September 28, 2022 | Two additional variations of the G3 Icelandic are added to the game.[5] |
| December 20, 2023 | An additional variation of the G3 Icelandic is added to the game.[6] |
| August 28, 2024 | The app-exclusive coat variation of the G3 Icelandic is added permanently to the game.[7] |
| September 3, 2025 | SSO announces the G2 Icelandic Horse will be permanently removed from the game on October 15, 2025. Players who own this horse will be able to keep them, but the model will not receive any more updates or bug/glitch fixes after its removal.[8] |
| October 15, 2025 | The G2 Icelandic Horse is permanently removed from Star Stable Online. |
Description
"Iceland is a place of timeless beauty and unforgiving elements and home to one of the world’s hardiest horse breeds. Horses arrived in Iceland with Viking explorers and were vital to survival, earning them a lasting reverence in Icelandic culture. The unforgiving climate ensured only the strongest survived, and in 982 a law was created forbidding horse imports, and any horse that left could never return. The result is a pure breed with no outside influences for over one thousand years.
The millennium of isolation, forces of nature, and breeding turned the Icelandic horse into a remarkably healthy breed, strong and clever, with a calmness that only comes from centuries without predators. Though pony sized they carry adults and pull heavy loads with ease and are considered horses. The Icelandic language doesn’t even have a word for pony! Icelandics are a gaited breed with two naturally appearing special gaits. The tölt is smooth and easy, ideal for travelling long distances without tiring the horse or rider whereas the flying pace is fast but exhausting, suited for short races. They are an exceptionally colorful breed with nearly every color and marking, including a color that only exists in one horse family! Ellert frá Baldurshaga was the first horse anywhere with the dominant white gene W21, which creates Ýruskjóttur, meaning 'Speckle.' Luckily, bringing the rare coat to Jorvik’s Icelandics was successful!
Icelandics fit their owners, ideal for work, pleasure, or competitive riding, and perfect for beginners as well as the most experienced equestrians. Breeding associations around the world give everyone the chance to ride an Icelandic, and Jorvik’s breeding program has flourished in recent years! To have an Icelandic horse is to have a loyal and true friend for life, who will brave blizzards to keep you warm and carry you home when you are hopelessly lost."
Unique Features
The Tölt
Note: The horse must reach level 7 to perform this gait.
While most breeds in SSO only have five gaits, the Icelandic horse has six. This special gait is called the "tölt." In SSO no other horse breed is able to Tölt. To Tölt, the horse must be walking or trotting. The player then must hold down the 'Shift' key and then simultaneously hit either the up arrow or the 'W'. The Icelandic will then begin to Tölt. During the Tölt, the horse cannot move to a faster gait or jump. To stop Tölting, simply slow your horse down like you would with any other.
The Flying Pace
While all of the breeds in SSO have five gaits; Walk → Trot → Canter → Gallop → Fast Gallop, the Gen 3 Icelandic replaces the gallop with a special gait called the Flying Pace. The Icelandic can jump from Flying Pace, just as it would be able to do in a gallop.
Tack
The Gen 3 Icelandic can wear the following tack.
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Hairstyles
Seven hairstyles can be purchased for the Gen 3 Icelandic at the Horse Stylist.
- Default
- Roached
- Button Braids with braided tail
- Button Braids with forelock and default tail
- Cropped
- Short Flat
- Short Fluffy
Default
Roached
Button Braids with braided tail
Button Braids with forelock and default tail
Cropped
Short Flat
Short Fluffy
Colors, Pricing, and Location
The Gen 3 Icelandic is sold for 950 SC and the six variations can be found in the following locations:
Note: Horses sold at Moorland Stable can be purchased by level 1 players.
- Bay - New Hillcrest
- Black Pinto - New Hillcrest
- Buckskin Calico Tobiano - New Hillcrest
- Flaxen Chestnut - Moorland Stable/New Hillcrest
- Flaxen Red Dun - New Hillcrest
- Grullo - New Hillcrest
- Light Grey - New Hillcrest
- Silver Dapple - New Hillcrest
- Sun Bleached Black - New Hillcrest
- Ýruskjóttur Bay Dun - New Hillcrest
Bay
Black Pinto
Buckskin Calico Tobiano
Flaxen Chestnut
Flaxen Red Dun
Grullo
Light Grey
Silver Dapple
Sun Bleached Black
Ýruskjóttur Bay Dun
Star Stable Horses
An Icelandic is available in Star Stable Horses. The fully raised foal can be bought for 950 SC.
- Light Grey
Light Grey
Trivia
- Kátur uses the G3 Icelandic Horse model.
- The Flaxen Chestnut Icelandic was inspired by a real Icelandic Horse named Jora, who was also the main reference used for the Icelandic model in-game.[9]
- Despite being small like ponies, and even being referred to as such by some people, the Icelandic Horse cannot compete in the pony exclusive races or competitions in-game.
- The Icelandic has an exclusive race that utilizes the tölt, which is available on Sunset Island in Epona.[10]
- The Ýruskjóttur variation of the dominant white gene (W21) is a fairly new color pattern for the breed in real life, having been discovered in 2018. It means "speckled" in Icelandic.[11]
- The G3 Icelandic Horse was the first breed to have a unique replacement for one of the basic gaits.
References
- ↑ "Next Up in Jorvik!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, November 9, 2021. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/11027
- ↑ Star Stable, "Meet the UPDATED Icelandic! 😍🐴✨| Star Stable Horses,” November 15, 2021, Trailer, https://youtu.be/qmutWvZxHYk.
- ↑ "The Updated Icelandic is Here!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, November 17, 2021. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/11055
- ↑ "Star Stable Horses Update!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, November 25, 2021. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/11085
- ↑ "Seven new coat variations!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, September 28, 2022. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/12785
- ↑ "A Duo of Winter Horses" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, December 20, 2023. https://www.starstable.com/article/winter-horse-duo
- ↑ “ The Buzzing Bazaar” Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, August 28, 2024. https://www.starstable.com/article/the-buzzing-bazaar.
- ↑ "A Bountiful Harvest!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, September 3, 2025. https://www.starstable.com/article/a-bountiful-harvest.
- ↑ Star Stable, “The Making of the Icelandic Horse | The Star Stable Show #1.5,” December 9, 2015, 8:24, https://youtu.be/Jm1kP8YD-Wg.
- ↑ "A Brand New Race!" Star Stable. Star Stable Entertainment, June 14, 2017. https://www.starstable.com/en/article/3948
- ↑ Britton, Bianca. “Iceland: New Coat Color Found in Icelandic Horse.” CNN. November 28, 2018. https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/28/sport/icelandic-horse-iceland-ellert-intl-spt/index.html