Iceland's national horse festival, the Landsmót, will continue as scheduled despite an outbreak of a yet-undiagnosed infectious respiratory disease, according to a statement from the Landsmót's executive committee and a veterinary official.

The country's preliminary breeding shows, currently in progress, will also continue as planned. However, additional breeding shows may be organized later for horses that are too ill to compete in the regular program.

"Horse owners are encouraged to keep the well-being of their horses in mind and refrain from attending breeding shows and qualifications with sick horses," the statement read.

The decision was made in Skagafjörŏur during a May 7 meeting between the executive committee and Sigríŏur Björnsdóttir, DVM, PhD, Veterinary Officer for Horse Diseases at Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST)