Most horses have four natural gaits — walk, trot, canter and gallop. The Icelandic horse’s additional gait is believed by some scientists to be a genetic trait.

I wasn’t making my way by horse in a daring trek from the capital, Reykjavik, in the southwest to the northeast corner of Iceland 200 miles away, crossing ice cold rivers, lava fields and snowbanks.

Lettleiki is a horse farm in Shelbyville, and Lettleiki is Icelandic for "lightness." Maggie Brandt points out some of the unique characteristics of the Icelandic horse.

Lettleiki is home to more than 90 of the furry, friendly animals. Did you know that Kentucky is home to the largest Icelandic horse farm in North America? Lettleiki in Shelbyville houses more than ...