In this episode of "A day in Horsemanship", we follow the journey of Icelandic horses as they prepare to leave their home country for new lives abroad. From the careful health checks and export process in Mosfellsbær to their arrival in Liège, Belgium, we get an inside look at the people who make it all happen and the heartfelt moments in between.
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Í þessum þætti af "Dagur í hestamennsku" fylgjumst við með ferð íslenskra hesta þegar þeir undirbúa sig fyrir nýtt líf erlendis. Frá nákvæmum dýralæknisskoðunum og útflutningsferlinu í Mosfellsbæ, til komu þeirra til Liège í Belgíu, fáum við innsýn í fólkið sem sér um þetta allt og hjartnæmu augnablikin á milli.
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