>> -"Icelandic horses originated from Celtic ponies mixed with Iberian >> blood"
I'm not sure about that. I don't think the DNA markers show any Iberian blood. Here's a quote from a different PBS show: "One of the things that came out of the excavations, at least from our bones and the things so far, is a very clear indication that the package of animals that the Vikings went out into the North Atlantic with, ultimately deriving from Norway and from continental Scandinavia, was the full range, including horses, pigs, as well as sheep, goats, and cows. The pigs go in and uproot the small trees. The horses have their grazing patterns. The cattle have theirs. The sheep have theirs. The goats have theirs. Together, this package of animals is almost like a bulldozer moving across this sub-arctic landscape. So we're seeing this image of these folks coming into this landscape and really changing it." Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
