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Knútur Berndsen at Mill Farm, USA, is taking a horse out for his second time in harness.  

Knútur uses sulky training to provide some variety and exposure for the horse and so he can get a feel for him.  He does it at walk and trot to develop the hind quarters and back muscles. It is also good checking out farrier issues because you can see the horse trot up close over a distance.   

The horse is already trained for riding under saddle and the sulky is not a substitute for the saddle.  

Icelandic horses were not used for pulling for a very simple reason: the climate and terrain were too harsh for wheeled vehicles. In fact, the Icelandic horses were often called the bridges of Iceland.