| 19.1.2012 12:30 the journey of an Icelandic Stallion to Sweden  Hestafrettir has made a film about a journey of an Icelandic stallion from Iceland to Sweden. Here is the first part of the trip, presentation of the stallion and the beginning of the travel. More... |
| 13.12.2011 10:06 Unn Kroghen teaches at Hestheimar A perfect Christmas gift for all riders  A weekend riding course with Unn Kroghen, January 13th-15th 2012 at Hestheimar. More...She and her husband, Alli Ađalsteins, will also give a demonstration, which is included in the price of the seminar. The main focus of the riding clinic, as well as of the demonstration will be Unn´s and Alli´s view of : |
| 12.12.2011 11:21 Are you comming to Landsmót 2012???  On Landsmót.is the ticketsales is in full swing, if you purchase a ticket before christmas you can win great prices. Check out www.landsmot.is |
| 17.11.2011 22:30 Horse festival in the Advent at Hestheimar Dec. 3rd  The famous singer: Helgi Björns will attend the Festival and sing some popular songs! More...This is also a horse sale show, where a lot of interesting horses will be shown and can be tried on the spot. The vet: Guđmar Aubertsson will give an interesting lecture about horses. |
| 17.11.2011 22:27 Horsetrip in Iceland  The following video is from a horsetrip in Skagafjörđur. Take a look at a video from the trip taken by Hestafréttir reader! More... |
| 1.11.2011 19:02 The Hestheimar´s riding team won 3rd place in a riding competition in Switzerland !  The competition was called: Swissmót.And in the Swiss Hestheimar Team were: Caroline Wüest, Lucius Tamm, Veronika Maurer and Sandra Röthenmund. More... |
| 31.10.2011 22:05 Ţóroddur was the star of Landsmót 2004  7 years ago, at Landsmót in Hella, the 5 year old stallion Ţóroddur frá Ţóroddsstöđum broke the world record for a total score of a 5 year old stallion. On this video you can see clips of him and other stallions on this Landsmót. More... |
| 24.10.2011 21:13 Arctic Comfort Hotel is a cozy and comfortable three-star hotel in Reykjavik.  The hotel offers large (24-27 m2) single, double and triple rooms, as well as studio rooms. All rooms are equipped with twin beds, refrigerator, telephone, color TV and private bathrooms with shower. The studio rooms are additionally furnished with a kitchenette, which include a small cooking-stove and a microwave oven. One or two extra beds can be added in each room. The breakfast room is located on the ground floor, as well as a lounge and a bar.
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| 22.10.2011 07:50 Skovbogaard Hnokki frá Fellskoti still for sale  Hnokki frá Fellskoti is the only stallion still up for sale from the famous Danish studfarm and holding company Skovbogaard that went bankrupt earlier this year. More... |
| 19.10.2011 11:42 Video of Orri frá Ţúfu  An old video, taken when Orri frá Ţúfu was only 3,5 years old and at his first judgement as a 4 year old. Taken in 1990. More... |
| 7.10.2011 20:58 video´s Sales Cup in south Iceland  Here you can see video´s from a Saleshow 1. oktober. At the same time was a tournament so with each saleshorse you can see the notes the horse received at the tournament. More... |
| 30.9.2011 10:48 Stallions in the old days Kaldarmelar 1992 and Gunnarsholt 1989  It´s interesting to see how time has changed and how big the development has been both in riding and breeding. More... |
| 9.9.2011 11:04 Video of Landsmot winner 2011  Here you can see the winner of Landsmot 2011 in A-flokkur Omur frá Kvistum and Hinrik Bragason. More... |
| 9.9.2011 09:38 Video from Andvari in Iceland  Here you can see videos from Gćđingakeppni Andvara in Iceland. More... |
| 6.8.2011 22:53 World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2011  A clear blue sky, great horse-rider performances and a terrific audience - that''s the World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2011 in St. Radegund, Upper Austria!
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| 31.7.2011 22:27 World Championship begins tomorrow  Tomorrow begins the world championships, starting at. 08.45 a formal opening by pulling up the flag of the nations competing. At 10:00 then start conformation of breeding horses. Here is the tournament schedule. More... |
| 30.7.2011 00:07 World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2011  Training started on the World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2011. More... |
| 27.7.2011 22:36 World Championship News from the World Championship venue: Welcome Iceland!  16 nations will representatives to the World Championship in Austria now the Icelandic team are all redy there. More... |
| 12.7.2011 18:10 World Championships The Countdown is on  Only a few more weeks to go, then the World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2011 will be staged at the Islandpferde Reithof Piber. Top international riders from around the world are going to present their horses and their "magic gaits" in an impressive manner.
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| 12.7.2011 01:09 World Championship 2011 Danish national team  Last week ended the Danish Championship, followed by the Danish national team selection. The team is strong and the Danish people are very satisfied with there team and excited to witness there progress of the team and see them at the track. Danish national team appointed by the following rider:
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| 12.7.2011 00:49 World Championship 2011 Norwegian national team  Norwegian national team was selected yesterday and it is a very strong team that they will now send to Austria. Two current world champions are the team of ten adults and three young players. Norway chooses to send breeding in all categories. Here is the Norwegian national team:
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| 12.7.2011 00:40 World Championship 2011 German national team  Now it has been announced who will compete on behalf of Germany''s World Championship in Austria this summer. The National Team Manager Horst Klinghart has now chosen their representatives. German national team is:
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| 12.7.2011 00:33 No one is unbeatable Much has been discussed about Tumi from Stóra-Hofi and Hnokki from Fellskoti. It has been said that no one will have a chance to win this great horses, but it happened few weeks ago. Tumi lost for Alfa from Blesastađir 1A and Hnokki lost for Muni from. But anything can happen and there is always hope. Now that the existence of Íslandsmót and Heimsmeistaramót. How the horse is every single day makes all the difference when there is a top race in all kind of sport. Ambition and discipline must be paramount, as demonstrated best performance of Ţórđur, Siggi Sig, Hinni Braga and Sigursteinn at last LM. |
| 29.6.2011 11:28 LM 2011 Video of the highest judged stallion in the world  As mentioned before, Spuni from Vesturkot got the highest judgement of all times that stallion has got, he was magnificent exhibition yesterday. He has 8.43 for conformation, 9.17 for riding abilities and no less than 8.87 in total. Below you can see a video of Spuni. Enjoy.
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| 29.6.2011 11:18 LM 2011 Spuni from Vesturkot highest judged stallion in the world 10 for pace Spuni from Vesturkot is highest judged stallion in the world, he had magnificent exhibition today. He has 8.43 for conformation, 9.17 for riding abilities and no less than 8.87 in total. Only one horse has a higher total score than Spuni and it's Lukka from Stóra-Vatnskarđ, she is only 0,02 comma above him.
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| 29.6.2011 11:06 LM 2011 Glódís Rún highest after intermediary heat Results for intermediary heat  Glódís Rún kept the first place in youngest rider competition with Kamban from Husavik, but they've got no less than 8.73 points and therefore they are highest to A-finals. Next comes Ţórdís Inga Pálsdóttir riding Kjarval from Blönduósi with 8.59 and third is Birta Ingadóttir riding Freyr from Langholt II with 8.58.
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| 29.6.2011 10:50 LM 2011 Videos of two great stallions  Here are brief introduction of the IS2006186955 Bjarki from Litla-Tunga 2 and IS2006187804 Brjánn from Blesastađir 1A. Unfortunately, Hestafrettir may not continue to record what takes place in the track, as much as we want, where LM deemed destructive to the direct broadcast! But here are these two stylish 5 year old stallions. Enjoy.
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| 29.6.2011 10:45 LM 2011 Sjóđur from Kirkjubćr highest Stallions 4 years old  Sjóđur from Kirkjubćr, is leading the preview. He earned a 8.58 for riding abilities and 8.05 for conformation and 8.37 in total. Below you see the very thorough reviews.
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| 29.6.2011 10:35 LM 2011 Úlfhildur from Blesastađir 1A highest Mares 4 years old  Previews is completed of 4 year old mares. Highest is Úlfhildur from Blesastađir 1A which has 8.17 for riding ability, 8.21 for conformation and 8.19 in total. Second is the Vissa from Lambanes with 8.31 for riding abilities. The third is Jódís from Lćkjarbotnum with 8.06 in total.
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| 29.6.2011 10:24 LM 2011 Kolka from Hákot highest 5 year old mare  Preliminary check of 5 years old mare is finished. Highest is the Kolka from Hákot with 8.58 for riding ability, 8.39 for conformation and 8.51 in total, performed by the owner Hrefna María Ómarsdóttir. Below is the prominence.
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| 29.6.2011 10:14 LM 2011 María from Fet highest 6 year old mare  Previews of 6 years old mare is over and the highest is María from Fet with 8.57 for riding ability, 8.37 for conformation and 8.49 in total, the young and promising rider Kári Steinsson showed María, who is also the owner. Second is Ronja from Hlemmiskeiđi 3 with 8.70 for riding ability, 8.14 for conformation and 8.48 in total. The third is Rauđhetta from Kommu with 8.65 for riding ability, 8.11 for conformation and 8.43 in total.
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| 29.6.2011 09:59 LM 2011 Ómur from Kvistum highest with 8.93 Fivegaited horses  Very strong preliminary fivegaited horses have now been completed, they had very impressive performances and great horses. Highest in the second preliminary is Ómur from Kvistum with 8.93, ridden by Hinrik Bragason. Second is Stakkur from Halldórsstödum with 8.69, ridden Sigurbjörn Bardarson and third is Augustinus from Melaleiti with 8.67, ridden by Daniel Jonsson.
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| 29.6.2011 09:30 LM 2011 Kjarnorka from Kalfholt highest Video of the top horses  Kjarnorka from Kalfholt was just absolutely amazing in the fourgait horses yesterday. She danced with great force on the track by Sigurdur Sigurdarsons hand. Kjarnorka was highest after second preliminary, they received a score of 8.75. There is much excitement and amazing views to monitor both the B and A finals in B-class horses. It will be fun to see who rides from the B-finals to A-finals on Friday. Here you can see video of the top horses, enjoy.
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| 29.6.2011 09:09 LM 2011 Interview with Hafliđi Halldórsson  Hestafréttir interviewed Hafliđi Halldórsson horse farmer in Ármót and one of the Icelandic national team managers in horse sports for WM. Below you can hear the opinion Hafliđi has about the progress of Vindheimamelar.
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| 26.6.2011 19:14 Glódís Rún in first place after the preliminary The youngest generation is very well ridden. The children did extremely well and it will be fun to watch them in the future. Glódís Rún Sigurdardottir went straight to the first place riding Kamban from Husavik with 8.70, Birta Ingadóttir riding Freyr from Langholt II are in second place with 8.56 and Viktor Aron Adolfsson riding Leikur from Miđhjáleiga are in third place with 8.54. |
| 26.6.2011 17:33 Landsmót 2011 Robert Bergmann in first place after the preliminary  Today is the first qualifier at Landsmot over, the young riders began the competitionon with impressive performances. Robert Bergmann from Geysir had excellent performance with the mare Brynja from Bakkakoti they received a score of 8.67, and Gustaf Asgeir and Naskur from Búlandi are in second place with 8.61 and Birgitta Bjarnadóttir and Blika from Hjallanesi 1 in third place with 8.52 . Recordings from the preliminary will be published tonight. |
| 26.6.2011 17:20 Landsmót 2011 Ţóra from Prestsbćr highest  Top-class mares 7 years old and older have all got lower points for riding ability except Glćđa from Ţjóđólfshagi, she got higher, she already had 8,09 for riding ability but got to day 8,16. Díva from Álfhólar held her 10,0 for tolt but got lower in total. See details below. |
| 25.6.2011 19:52 Die Islandpferde WM 2011 vom 1. – 7. August 2011 am Islandpferde Reithof Piber World Record at the 2nd World Championship Qualifying Tournament at the „Islandpferde Reithof Piber“ St. Radegund, June 2011  Shortly before 17 o'clock the time has come: Catherine Gratzl starts with her mare Blökk frá Kambi (IS2000287461), a 11-year-old daughter of Thorri frá Ţúfu, out of the starting box at the Islandpferde Reithof Piber and reached an amazing time of 13.47 seconds over 150 meters - obtained under the eyes of the sporting director Marko FEIF Mazeland and confirmed by high-speed camera: World Record!
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| 24.6.2011 14:44 Hestafrettir are now in Skagafjordur  Like everyone knows who like Icelandic horses Landsmot will start after two days in Iceland. Our reporters are now at Vindheimamelar the area where Landsmot will take place. Here you can see interview with some of the riders.
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| 22.6.2011 22:48 Live from Landsmot  Now all the fans of the Icelandic horse and horse sports can buy access to live broadcast from, all the 8 days of Landsmót. The connection will be opened on the morning of the first day of competition and the users will have access to live broadcasts of all events of the day. It is very easy to buy access to the broadcasts on the site www.landsmot.is and pay with a credit card. More... |
| 16.6.2011 20:50 Gullmot Tolt for World cup  Here you can see the video of the preliminary for World cup. More... |
| 14.6.2011 00:00 Landsmót then and now  Last year marked the 60th anniversary year of the Icelandic Horse Festival, Landsmót. Because of a horse epidemic that raided Iceland last year the planned show for the year 2010 had to be cancelled. Instead the 19th Landsmót will be held in Vindheimamelar, Skagafjörđur this summer, from June 26th till July 3rd. More... |
| 29.4.2011 00:53 Flyinge Swerge Footage from A-final Tölt  Here you can see footage from the A-finals in tölt from Sweden Flyinge. |
| 29.4.2011 00:51 Time limit of pre-sale expanded until May 15th Landsmót has decided to expand the time limit of the ticket pre-sale until May 15th. The ticket sale is going great and we urge those who are interested in buying a caravan space with electricity to buy them soon, for the caravan spaces will soon be sold-out.
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| 1.4.2011 23:47 Video from Ice tolt in Nogre B- final  Here you can see Video from the B-finale in Ice-tolt in Norge that was last weekend. More... |
| 31.3.2011 10:20 Video from Ice tolt in Nogre  Here you can see Video from Ice-tolt in Norge that was last weekend. More... |
| 22.3.2011 10:39 Stallionshow in Iceland  Stallionshow in Iceland Rangárhöll. The best!
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| 21.3.2011 18:16 The ticket sale has started The online ticket sale for Landsmot has started. Up to 20% discount and an easy buy. The online ticket sale for Landsmót 2011, held at Vindheimamelar in Skagafjörđur from June 26th until July 3rd, has been opened. More... |
| 2.3.2011 12:10 Top stars of the Icelandic Horses scene are already looking forward to the World Championships of Icelandic Horses 2011 in St. Radegund / Austria  From 25th to 26th of February 2011 the World Cup in Odense was staged for the fourth time already. A truly absolutely top-class Icelandic Horse event, that the World Championship organizing committee didn’t want to miss to do further promotion in Denmark as well. There’s no other event that offers such a great starting field of top-class riders so early in the year hence the World Championship Organizing team got the chance to meet very well known riders in the Icelandic Horses scene. More... |
| 28.2.2011 17:58 Jóhann and Hnokki did it again! World Cup 2011  Jóhann and Hnokki frá Fellskoti did it again as they once again won the T.1 competition at World Cup in Odense Arena in Denmark. Six amazing horses had found their way into the A-final, and the level was amazing! However, no one could reach Jóhann and Hnokki on their way to the top as they ended with a score of 8,67! Number two was norweigian rider Nils-Christian Larsen on Losti frá Strandarhjáleigu with a total score of 8,28. See the results from the final and video clip. More... |
| 23.2.2011 18:42 World Cup 2011  World Cup for the Icelandic horse is again this year''s hottest stallions, tradeshow atmosphere and superb equipages. Last year the event was totally sold out, so buy your tickets in advance and look forward to gait competitions, shows, exhibitors and seminars on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th of February at Arena Fyn!
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| 12.2.2011 00:34 Results from preliminary rounds  The preliminary round has ended at competition in Gćđingafimi at the Masters League. It is Jakob S Sigurđsson, Top Reiter/Ármót/66°North, riding Árborg frá Miđey that is in first place wit a total score of 7,39. |
| 25.1.2011 21:30 Defending the title  „ I aim to defend the title riding Tumi frá Stóra-Hofi again in the Tölt competition at Landsmot 2011“ said Viđar Ingólfsson horsetrainer at Kvíarhóll in Ölfus,
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| 20.1.2011 15:35 Landsmot ranking lists active  Landsmot.is spoke to Sigurđur Ćvarsson, boardmember of LH and chairman of Sportscommittee LH, about rights to participate in tölt- and pace competition at Landsmot. |
| 11.1.2011 22:36 Saleshow at Ingolfshvoll 21. january at 7.30 pm .jpg) Hestafréttir, Hest.is and Takthestar, sponsered by Hestvit ehf., are presenting the next Saleshow! If you are looking for a new horse,
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| 10.1.2011 21:40 Interview with Johann Skúlason Hnokki and Johann  Rikke Olsen from Hestafrettir.dk had a little chat with worldchampion Johann R. Skulason about the news on everybody''s lips: Hnokki frá Fellskoti is back in the stable again. The super stallion, who last year swept everone of their feet at the yearly World Cup in Odense Arena with Johann in the saddle, was not shown the rest of the season. Now he is back in the hands of Johann and we had the opportunity to hear a bit about the plans for this amazing team.
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| 10.1.2011 20:43 Ósk from Íbisholl is dead  The great breeding horse Ósk from Ibisholl is dead. Osk was found dead out in the pasture right before Christmas. She got stuck between mounds and was not able to release herself. Ósk got 8,37 points as total rating when she was at a breeding show at the age of 5. |
| 30.12.2010 22:20 Close to 1100 horses exported this year A total of 1064 horses have been exported from Iceland so far this year. Most of them have been exported to Germany, or 381, to Sweden 181 and 167 to Denmark. The horses have been exported to 15 different countries. A few more horses will be exported before the end of the year so the final number might rise a little. |
| 23.12.2010 23:57 World Championships 2011 in St Radegund, Austria  2011 will be another exciting year for the Icelandic Horse world, with the World Championships of 2011 being held in St Radegund, Austria. Of course it was disappointing that the Landsmót of 201, as the major event that takes place on Iceland every other year, had to be cancelled, but the focus is now on the World Championships.
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| 22.11.2010 23:09 An update on the status of the respiratory disease  The upper respiratory tract infection epidemic in the equine population in Iceland is now declining. By the time the first cases were reported in the beginning of April 2010, it became apparent that the disease was widespread throughout the country and that an epidemic could not be avoided. The infection has now cleared in the majority of riding horses and free roaming herds. Foals appear to have been more susceptible to the infection during late summer and autumn. |
| 22.11.2010 22:56 Breeding awards 2010  The annual breeding awards were presented yesterday at the horse breeding convention in Hótel Saga Reykjavík. Fourteen farms were nominated for the "Breeder of the Year" award and the prize this year went to Bergur Jónsson and Olil Amble in Syđri-Gegnishólar, South Iceland. Bergur and Olil are both well known breeders and riders and before they moved to Syđri-Gegnishólar they bred horses from both Ketilsstađir and Selfoss. They had tremendous success this year and were sure winners of the prize.
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| 18.11.2010 21:22 World Championship of Icelandic Horses 2011  From the 1st to the 7th of August 2011, the World Championship of Icelandic Horses 2011 take place. Therefore we need lots of helping hands, making this event an unforgetable experience. Construction work, planning of the camping site, or the organization of catering - our volunteers are around, wherever lots of work needs to be done.
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| 23.8.2010 22:25 Horse export will commence September 15th  The aim is for horse export to commence again September 15th after a four month pause because of the outbreak of contagious cough disease in horses. |
| 25.7.2010 20:21 First Vídalín offspring is getting attention  It´s always exciting when young horses show their potential at early age and by doing that making owners and fans around happy. One of those youngsters who proved to everybody close by what she was made of from day one is Hnota frá Stóra-Vatnsskarđi a 2-year old mare out of Vídalín frá Hamrahóli and Víđja frá Stóra-Vatnsskarđi. Hnota is very beautiful with elegant confirmation. She shows all gaits in great tempi and with lots of suspension and it will be quite interesting to keep an eye on her in the near future. A video of her can be seen here. More... |
| 12.7.2010 21:13 FEIF will focus on World Championships in 2011  After the decision of our Icelandic member associations LH and BÍ to cancel Landsmót 2010 due to an infectious horse disease, FEIF has been involved in the discussion about an extra Landsmót in 2011. Landsmót and World Championships are the two biggest events in the Icelandic horse world. They are organized every two years, the first in the even years, the other in the uneven years. They are both part of the yearly rhythm and holiday plans of many Icelandic horse friends. The decision in Iceland to organise an extra Landsmót in 2011 doesn''t fit to this. More... |
| 10.7.2010 00:04 Total score for Ţora was 8.72  Ţora frá Prestbae with her rider Ţorarinn Eymundsson made a sensational appearance at the late summer show in Vindheimamelar. In the first round she scored 8.99 for gaits with as many as 3 times 9.5 ( trot, pace and willingness) The total score for Ţora was 8.72. More...With this score she joins the exclusive group of super performing mares as Raudhetta frá Kirkjubaer and Lukka frá Stora-Vatnskardi. |
| 5.7.2010 16:35 Outbreak of an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Icelandic Horses  An epidemic of upper respiratory tract infection has now been affecting the Icelandic Horse population in Iceland for three months. It is characterized by nasal discharge, dry coughing and laryngitis (swollen throat). The first cases were reported in early April 2010. In the following days it became apparent that the disease was already wide spread and that an epidemic could not be avoided. More... |
| 18.6.2010 22:55 Horse events during the "Summer Joy" festivities in Skagafjordur 28. Jun – 4. July Breeding show  There will be breeding show at Vindheimamelar during the week 28. Jun – 4. July. The show will probably starts on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on participation.
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| 18.6.2010 00:03 The people of Skagafjordur seize opportunity from defeat – Summer Joy instead of the Landsmót. The postponement of the Landsmót that was to be held from 27th June to the 5th of July at Vindheimamelum in Skagafjordur was a big blow for the equine industry as well as tourism operators and the community as a whole, particularly in Skagafjordur where preparations were underway to greet thousands of guests.
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| 17.6.2010 23:52 Horse breeding show at Winterhorse Park  Today, a horse breeding show at Winterhorse Park in Wisconsin, USA was held at the farm of Barbara and Daniel Riva. Judges are: Barbara Frische and Johannes Hoyos. A total of twenty eight horses where registered for the show, most of them presented by Guđmar Ţór Pétursson and Halldór Gunnar Victorsson, each of them presenting eight horses. Here are the results More... |
| 17.6.2010 23:42 Agreement for research to be done on the horse flue  Proposition for a research program was agreed upon this morning at a government meeting. The University’s Institute for experimental pathology at Keldur and the Food Industry proposed a research plan because of the contagious cough in horses. The total expense for this research is about 19 million ísl.kr
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| 17.6.2010 00:06 Tickets 2010 will of course be refunded  Due to the ongoing infectious upper respiratory disease in the horses in Iceland for the last few weeks, Landsmót has been postponed. At a meeting today with all major stakeholders, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Vetinary authorities of Iceland the wish to held Landsmót in year 2011 was expressed by all attendees. Therefore, Landsmot and LH have requested further discussions with the representatives of FEIF to discuss a suitable solution for having Landsmót in year 2011. More... |
| 24.5.2010 17:41 Breeding show was held at Mill Farm in New York in the U.S. 22nd May  Breeding show was held at Mill Farm in New York in the U.S. 22nd May. 15 horses were entered in the show, but only 8 were performed in total. Conformation was highest for the fourth year old son of Stáli frá Kjarri Krói frá Kjarri, More... |
| 24.5.2010 00:52 EU RECOGNISES WORLDFENGUR AS THE FIRST DIGITAL HORSE PASSPORT  WorldFengur has the honour of being the first database recognised by the EU as holding digital passports. The EU requires that passports are issued for all horses in countries that export horse meat to EU countries. All medication the horse has ever received is to be documented in the passport, thereby indicating whether the horse is suitable to be slaughtered for human consumption or not. More... |
| 18.5.2010 07:43 How would you like to to get to know the horse you are thinking about buying with a ridingtrip in beautiful nature down by the sea ?  In june, july and august we here in Arabćr witch is just 1 hours drive from Reykjavík, are going to offer courses and riding tours for people that want to buy horses or just want to have a nice exciting day horse riding. Teaching will be in hands of Hallgrímur and Sćvar. It is a great opportuninty to get to know the horses that you are mabye thinking of buying or are interested in. More... |
| 14.5.2010 10:39 Training of youngsters  We have been very busy lately training young horses in the age of one to three years old. This training is very important, especially here in Iceland where horses generally grow up in huge pasture mostly without interaction with humans. Those horses are taught to respect the human being, basic manners such as carrying a halter, stand tied and lead. If they are old enough we stick a bridle in their mouth and a saddle on the back of big three year olds.
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| 14.5.2010 10:30 Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull May 1st and 2nd, 2010  So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do better. But the flights to get over took forever as expected (somewhat). 4 days after leaving I finally made it, but the weather was terrible for another 4. Just befor... More... |
| 13.5.2010 11:15 Statement of the Executive Committee of Landsmót At a meeting of the Executive Committee of Landsmót held in Skagafjörđur on May 7th with the veterinarian of horse welfare, the decision was made to keep the preparation of Landsmót fully ongoing, despite the infectious cough that has been spreading out among the horses in the country.
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| 12.5.2010 11:18 Top candidates at Árbakki horse farm  „We are hoping to show about 15 - 20 horses in the qualifications for Landsmót. All of them are very strong candidates and hopefully they will go all the way. The next few weeks will however tell if the training has worked out and how these horses will perform in the upcoming breeding shows and competitions,“ says Hinrik Bragason, known horse breeder and trainer at Árbakki horse farm, nearby Hella in the South of Iceland.
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| 17.12.2009 10:31 Icehorsenews to merge with hestapressan.is  In recent months employees of “Hestapressan” have been working on establishing a community for horsemen on the Internet. By using the “Hestapressan” users get the opportunity to get to know/contact people in Europe with the same hobby. The website has already been set up in English, German and Swedish, but the Icelandic site will be ready before the end of this year. More...Someone might be wondering; what is it for? Well, you can, for an example, download photos of your horses, create groups, publish events |
| 2.12.2009 19:16 Ís-landsmót - a horse riding competition on ice A one day event with the top riders on their best horses  The annual Ís-landsmót competition is held on the icy lake of Svínavatn, which is around 25 km from the town of Blönduós. Many of Iceland’s top riders compete on their best horses in classes A and B, as well as in Tölt. The event lasts a whole day – in 2009 there were around 110 riders competing, on a total of around 170 horses. More... |
| 5.11.2009 22:58 Icelandic horses at Animal Planet  This is a about Icelandic horses that went in the lake in Iceland. Show Uncut and untamed program on Animal Planet. More... |
| 25.10.2009 19:07 FEIF Delegates's Assembly and FEIF Conference 2010 In 2010 the FEIF Delegates' Assembly and the FEIF Conference will take place February 19-21 in Odense, Denmark. It will be held at the same time as the WorldCup 2010 . The meetings will therefore take place at Odense Congress Center (http://www.occ.dk/). For more information about the WorldCup 2010 visit the following website: http://www.worldtoelt.dk/2010/index.php?lang=en More... |
| 19.10.2009 23:20 The sale show in Hestheimar  Now it‘s possible to see the sale show in whole that was held in Hestheimar last weekend. The sale show was broadcasted live on www.hestafrettir.is and about 40 good horses were registered for sale, a lot of 1st prize mares and stallions, competition horses and good riding horses. More... |
| 2.10.2009 21:15 A clean horse sport  Once more, sport with Icelandic horses has shown to be a clean horse sport. All 20 doping tests taken at the World Championships 2009 in Brunnadern (CH) proved to be negative, which means: no doping. In total around 160 horses participated. More... |
| 17.9.2009 22:27 Highlights of the year 2009  Highlights of the year 2009 will take place in Broadway on Saturday 7th November. The festival is held by LH and association of horsebreeders. Will be offered in the elegant three proper meal, entertainment and dancing. Tthe rider and the breeding farm of the year will be awarded prizes. More... |
| 2.9.2009 15:38 Sales show in Rangarholl iceland  Now it‘s possible to see the sales show in whole that was held in Rangarholl last weekend. The sales show was broadcasted live on www.hestafrettir.is and about 40 good horses were registered for sale, a lot of 1st prize mares and stallions, competition horses and riding horses. More... |
| 28.8.2009 19:04 Live sales show in Rangarholl iceland
Live sale show has now started in Rangarholl click here to watch http://www.hestafrettir.is/live.asp More... |
| 21.8.2009 21:09 Registration for the sales show in Rangarholl 28th of August Registration has now started for the sales show that will be held in Rangarholl, Friday the 28th of August. Sudurland competition in horse sports will be held at the same time in Gaddstadaflatir where the sales show will be held in the end of the competition on Friday or at 19:00. The show will be broadcasted on www.hestafrettir.is and is also accessible on www.hest.is shortly after the show is over. More... |
| 17.8.2009 21:27 Trial breeding show on a round course and straight track  In Gaddstadaflatir on Saturday morning the 15th of August between 9:00 and 12:00, a trial breeding show will be held where the round course will be used partially. Breeding shows of Icelandic horses have until now only been on straight tracks, limited tracks, 230-260m long. More... |
| 17.8.2009 21:08 The Icelandic beer ride master, Kristjan Jonsson Summer festival in Hella  This is the first time that a so called beer ride is held here in Iceland. This competition is based on riding a time track with all kinds of obsticles in the way like riding around a barrell and riding through fences. Last but not least, the rider has to hold a full can of beer (light beer) without spilling. More... |
| 17.8.2009 21:00 Summer festival in Hella Gender toelt  A special gender toelt was in the end of the program at the Summer festival in Hella last weekend. The winner in men‘s toelt was Jon Pall Sveinsson and Losti with and the winner in women‘s toelt was Birna Karadottir and Blaeja. More... |
| 10.8.2009 18:39 FEIF Feather and other prizes World Championship in Switzerland  Gudmundur Einarsson got the FEIF Feather prize this time. Gudmundur competed for Sweden at the World Championship. The judges of the tournament chose the rider that had shown the best riding ability, sportsmanship and a good role model. More...The Icelandic team got a special bronze statue for the best performance. This is a new tradition that is here to stay. Einar Oder, the manager of the Icelandic team received this prize on behalf of the team. |
| 10.8.2009 16:32 Johann R. Skulason and Hvinur the World Champions in toelt T1 World Championship in Switzerland  It was no other then Johann Skulason and Hvinur from Holtsmuli who won the A-finals in toelt T1 with the total of 8,78. The crowd went crazy when Hvinur ran the course. Thorarinn Eymundsson and Kraftur from Bringa came from the B-finals and ended in 2nd place with 8,22. The third was Asta D. Bjarnadottir –Covert on Dynjandi from Dalvik with 8,16. More... |
| 10.8.2009 15:46 Tina Kalmo Pedersen and Kolgrimur won the A-finals in Toelt T2 World Championship in Switzerland The World Champion in toelt T2 is Tina Kalmo Pedersen from Norway and Kolgrimur from Slatterna with 8,34. Runa Einarsdottir and Freyr from Nordsternhof came in second but Runa and Freyr were very close to the title before the loose rein part but Tina and Kolgrimur were better. More... |
| 10.8.2009 15:41 Tania Olsen the World Champion in 100m pace P2 World Championship in Switzerland  The World Champion in 100m Speed pass is the Dane Tania Olsen with the time 7.44. In second place was the young rider Valdimar Bergstad on Orion from Laekjarbotnar and Bergthor Eggertsson on Lotus from Aldenghoor, both with the time 7.47. This is a great result for the young rider Valdimar as he has 3 World Championships of young riders now. More... |
| 10.8.2009 15:36 Lena Trappe and Vaskur the World Champions in 4 gait World Championship in Switzerland  It was Lena Trappe and Vaskur from Lindenhof who won the A-finals in 4 gait with 8,10 in total. The second was Lucia Koch on Jarl from Midkriki with 7,84 and the third was Nils Christian Larsen and Reyr from Dalbaer with 7,60. This was a very hard competition where Nils was number one until the fast toelt was ridden. More... |
| 10.8.2009 15:30 Stian Pedersen the World Champion in 5 gait World Championship in Switzerland  It was Stian Pedersen and Tindur from Varmilaekur who won the A-finals in 5 gait with 7,69 in total. Daniel Jonsson and Tonn from Olafsberg were the highest into the A-finals but they ended in 6th place as Tonn didn‘t trot as he‘s used to. Runa Einarsdottir and Freyr from Nordsternhof came in second but were in 3rd place into the A-finals. Stian and Tindur won the B-finals and had a fantastic show in the A-finals so he jumped from the 6th place to the first. More... |
| 10.8.2009 15:23 Results from B-finals in Toelt T1 World Championship in Switzerland  It was Thorarinn Eymundsson from Iceland and Kraftur from Bringa who won the B-finals in Toelt T1 with 7,50 in total. They won the right to compete in A-finals. More... |
| 10.8.2009 15:18 B-finals in 4 and 5 gait World Championship in Switzerland  It was Laura Midtgĺrd from Denmark and Herkules from Pegasus who won the B-finals in 4 gait with 6,90 in total. Stian Pedersen from Norway was the winner of B-finals in 5 gait with on Tindur from Varmilaekur with 7,41 in total. More... |
