Hestakaup!

This is about Icelandic horses. That means it is also about the tradition of Icelandic horsemanship, about Iceland, about Icelanders, and, only because I am writing it, about me.

Hestakaup is an Icelandic tradition of trading horses without money. Sometimes without scruples or common sense and sometimes with too much alcohol. It is a complex institution, requiring the understanding of both horses and people that will be explored here through video and text.