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Walhalla
Vroeger, in de tijd van Vikingen gingen strijders, zowel mannen als vrouwen, als ze strijdend ten onder gingen naar Walhalla. Een plek vo…
Icelandic ladies, watch out!
Maybe you have seen the documentary “The tinder swindler“ on Netflix and wondered how anyone can fall for a scème like that…
But th…
Travelman 96 hours á Íslandi
The English presenter Joe Lycett took over the role of being the host of the Channel 4 travel programme; Travel man. In December last yea…
Teaching and riding, interview with Steinar Clausen Kolnes
Steinar Clausen Kolnes is not only a national rider from Norway, but lately, he developed himself also into a riding instructor. In 2017 …
Sad but true: Did you sign up for this?
This past week, a story came out about an Icelandic horse in Denmark that went to a swimming facility to build muscles and gain strength….
Plane crash in Þingvallavatn
Last Thursday a Cessna 172 took off with four tourists from Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States, but unfortunately never lande…
New farrier on the block: Nicolas Fedorov
The shoeing trade has been around since men discovered the horseshoes and began to shoe their riding horses. Since then the farrier trade…
191 first-prize horses exported from IS in 2021
Many horses have left Iceland in 2021 for their new homes. Among them were also 191 first-prize mares and stallions, who will now continu…
Breeding at Skipaskagi: focus on mares, five gaits
In the West of Iceland, near the small fishing town of Akranes, lies the breeding farm Skipaskagi, which is owned by Jón Árnason and Sigu…
Interview: Jón Vilmundarson @ Skeiðháholt
Near the banks of Þjórsá in the south east of Iceland lies Skeiðháholt, which is owned by the breeding judge Jón Vilmundarson. The farm i…
Hnokki frá Eylandi sold to owners of Kveikur & Co.
The eight-year-old stallion Hnokki frá Eylandi has been sold to Gitte and Flemming Fast of Stutteri Lindholm in Denmark. For now he will …
Happy new owners for Safír frá Mosfellsbæ
Another amazingly talented stallion has recently been sold: Safír frá Mosfellsbæ. The son of Hringur frá Fossi and Perla frá Mosfellsbæ, …