Over 200 years ago, our family settled down on this land of lava, called Hraunkot, and has lived here for generations. In fact, the word “Hraunkot” means “a small house in the lava”. Somehow, our forefathers found a way to culture the land and explore the resources while keeping the wild Icelandic nature.

Here on the farm Hraunkot, we can offer you horseback riding and homemade handicrafts, using our own materials. Our aim is to let you experience Iceland in an authentic and natural way, just as generations before us have done.

Lava Horses is a family run company. Our family of four welcomes you and takes you out riding in the beautiful landscape surrounding our farm Hraunkot. Tora Katinka, our main guide and director, was born in Norway and moved to Iceland in 2003. Being from another country she saw the farm and its land with a tourist’s eyes and realised that Hraunkot was a natural pearl that other people should be able to experience.

We have always had horses on our farm. In the past, they were working horses – used to pull the plough and cut the grass, as well as gathering the sheep in the autumn, but we still use them for these purposes to this day.

We opened the horse rental in 2010 with 6 horses but the business slowly grew and today we use 20 horses for our tours, most of whom are bred and trained by ourselves.