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Katla, my beautiful 1 prize Orri daugther, gave
birth to a handsome guy
yesterday. Katla is currently at Sundsberg by Birgitta and Rune
and the
foal is after their great stallion Isar fra Keldudal. Birgitta
and I are
going to share this little wonder that is called Keilir fra
Sundsberg.
Keilir has a long , slim, well raised and well set neck. Because
he is
born 7 days early, his skeleton/conformation is so easy to spot.
Good
shoulders, nice over line, long legged and with a beautiful
head. We
already know that the combination of Ofeigur and Orri works
particularly
well and we have great expectations for this little stallion
prospect
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Hugmynd is in training by Mette (Manseth) and
Gisli and looks good. A
very strong and willing 4 yrs old mare with a lot of promise.
Father is Mette's promising young stallion
Háttur frá Ţúfum (8.44) and mother is one of Sveinn's best
breeding mares Viđja frá Sauđárkróki (8.02, 8.36 riding!).
Since Landsmot is postponed to next year Hugmynd will be kept in
training by Mette and Gisli for another year, hopefully being
able to
qualify for that great event." Hugmynd is a five gaiter with
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Hrund got a handsome son after Alfur, red dun
with well set neck and
great movements. This is the fourth son under Hrund so looks
like she is
becoming a mother of stallions. We have great expectations for
all of
them and it will be very interesting to see which stallion (and
pedigree) suits her the best; Vilmundur, Krakur, Aron, Alfur or
finally
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We have received three beautiful mare foals so
far this spring/summer.
First our talented 1 prize mare Vakning fra Asi recieved a
yellow dun
mare foal after Fróđi frá Stađartungu (8.59 tot, 5 g, 9 for tölt,
pace,
willingness and
general impression).
Second our 1 prize Numi daugther Gasella frá Garđsá (8.21, 5g, 9
for
pace and willingness) received a chesnut mare foal after Alfur
fra
Selfossi (8.46, 4g)
Last week-end a third daugther was born. Yellow dun like her
mother then
1 prize mare Odur daugther Selma fra Saudakroki (8.11, 4g, 9 for
tölt
and willingness) and father our young stallion prospect Hákon
frá
Ragnheiđarstöđum(3 yrs; mother Hatid with 10 for tölt and father
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Beautiful Gasella daugther, that belongs to our
Austrian friends that
bred her this year. Good, long, slim and well set neck just
like her
mother.
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Our beautiful yellow dun Selma daugther is called
"Sollilja" and is
little sister to Selmas 1 yrs old Hrodur daugther Solkatla. I
particularly like this pedigree with a mixture of some of the
best
offspring after Kolfinnur (Hatid), Ofeigur (Odur) and Orri (Alfur).
And
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It is with particular interest we will follow the
horses being started
this autumn. Among them are two stallion prospects that we have
high
hopes for:Hákon frá Ragnheiđarstöđum already syndicated and
serving
mares and Alvar frá Hamarsey that is both handsome and talented-Brynjar,
I remember well
previous owner of Fet commented: "Ekki geld'ann"-do not castrate
him!..
Unfortunately Alvars father was injured before he was able to
prove
himself,
but hopefully he can get a second wind through his son. Both the
mothers
of these
stallion prospects showed a great talent very early-that is so
important
in breeding; it is the talent you breed on not the training....
Haakons mother Hátíđ scored 8.19 only 4 yrs old including 9.5
for tölt!
The next year at Landsmot she showed us an amazing tölt
performance,
receiving 10.
Alvars mother Alaborg fra Feti scored 8.25 and came third at
Landsmot at
Hella, only 4 yrs old with the same great natural talent!
And why, just look at their pedigrees; behind Haakon you find
great
horses like Alfur, Alfadis and Kolfinnur and behind Alvar; Orri,
Vigdis
and Hravn....Then time will show if they will both shine....
Hákon frá Ragnheiđarstöđum
F: IS2002187662 - Álfur frá Selfossi, 1 pr. 8.46, 4g
FF: IS1986186055 - Orri frá Ţúfu, H pr. 8.34, 4g
FM: IS1996287660 - Álfadís frá Selfossi, H pr. 8.31
FFF: IS1982151001 - Otur frá Sauđárkróki, H pr. 8.37
FFM: IS1983284555 - Dama frá Ţúfu
FMF: IS1979125040 - Adam frá Međalfelli, H pr. 8.24
FMM: IS1990236512 - Grýla frá Stangarholti, 7.69
M: IS2001258875 - Hátíđ frá Úlfsstöđum, 1 pr. 8.38, 4g
MF: IS1981187020 - Kolfinnur frá Kjarnholtum I, H pr. 8.45
MM: IS1990258875 - Harka frá Úlfsstöđum, 2 pr. 7.95
MFF: IS1968157460 - Hrafn frá Holtsmúla, H pr. 8.56
MFM: IS1974288560 - Glókolla frá Kjarnholtum I, H pr. 7.61
MMF: IS1964157001 - Sörli frá Sauđárkróki, H pr. 8.24
MMM: IS1979258875 - Kátína frá Úlfsstöđum
Alvar frá Hamarsey
F:IS2002186918 - Frakki frá Feti, 2 pr 7.87
FF: IS1997186925 - Fontur frá Feti, 1 pr. 8.19
FM: IS1995286906 - Drífa frá Feti, 2. Pr 7.91
FFF: IS1992155490 - Rođi frá Múla, 1 pr. 8.07
FFM: IS1992286930 - Vigdís frá Feti, H pr. 8.36
FMF: IS1991186559 - Glettingur frá Berustöđum II, 2 pr. 7.7
M: IS2000286904 - Álaborg frá Feti, 1 pr. 8.25
MF:IS1986186055 - Orri frá Ţúfu, H pr. 8.34, 4g
MM: IS1987258007 - Ísafold frá Sigríđarstöđum, H pr.
MFF: IS1982151001 - Otur frá Sauđárkróki, H pr. 8.37
MFM: IS1983284555 - Dama frá Ţúfu
MMM: IS1983157058 - Hrafnaflóki frá Sigríđarstöđum, 7.54
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Unfortunately Landsmot has been canceled this
year because of the horse
influenza. It will be held next year; in 2011. A tough decision
to take,
put obviously putting the well being of the horses and fairness
of the
sport first-so it seems like a wise decision all in all. This
means that
some of the horses that we had high hopes for at Landsmot this
year will
never be able to attend-like Sara fra Saudakroki and Linda fra
Feti-since they have both been taken to stallions and will
deliver next
spring/summer.Other horses will probably get one more year of
training-like Hugmynd fra Saudakroki (by Mette Manseth and Gisli),
Rřskva fra Saudakroki, Hatid fra Saudakroki, Hamborg fra Feti
and Brana
fra Blesastadir (by Elli and Vidja). Moreover some of our three
yrs old
stallion prospects will hopefully be able to show themselves;
Hákon frá
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Two of our promising stallion prospects Hervar (u
Hrund e Aron) and
Frosti (u Fasta e Krummi)have been in our stable for the last
days -to
be handled by Hannes and Inga. They both look good, Hervar
winning the last foal show on Iceland has a lot of charisma and
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First pictures of Glodis that we bought from
Birgitta and Rune Ibert
(Sundsberg) and Anna Pers. She is 1 yrs now and under their
superb 1 pr
Sćr daugther Glod fra Arbć and after Aron frá Strandarhöfđi.
Very
interesting pedigree on this youngster and lots of speed in
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Isadora fra Karlsro is a fine mixture of a
talented 1 pr Stígur fra
Kjartansstöđum daugther Sunna fra Blikastödum (tot. 8.12) and
Ísar fra
Keldudal (tot. 8.62) and hopefully has lots of talent for all 5
gaits
-with soft movements, good leg action and a clear rhythm and
lots of
speed in gaits. Stigur is on of my all time favorite stallions
and Isar
is both a very strong individual and a strong breeder. We will
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My two three yrs old breeding mare prospects at
Herresta are well taken
care of by Johanne Elgholm. They look fat and happy and will be
started
in sept/oct. They are both long legged with long and well set
necks and
good movements on the ground. So both holds much promise;
Gullinn frĺn Smedjan is an interesting mixture of a very
talented 1
prize Óđur frá Brún daugther (tot. 8.05, 4 g) and the superb
Orrison
Dökkvi frá Mosfelli (tot. 8.54, 4 g). We know from before that
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Iceland, summer 2010. Our stallion prospect, the
2 year old Háski frá
Hamarsey, is covering mares both in the hand and on the field
this
summer. He is now available for mares at Skeggjastadir, ca. 8km
east of
Selfoss by Highway 1. On the 13th of June he will go up north to
Hvammur
to cover mares in the field. For more info and places for Haski
please
contact at tel +354-8641315 or
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Vidja at Langholt is doing a great job in
training the Alaborg daugther
Hamborg frá Feti. Her willingness is strong, but positive and
hopefully
she will be shown this spring as a four gaiter. Röskva frá
Sauđárkróki
has been very well trained by Elli and she turns out to become a
superb
5 gaited mare. She is only 4 yrs old and need some strength to
follow
through in her movements-and we will probably only show her for
conformation this spring in order for her to mature a bit and
thus bring
out her full potential riding wise.
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Visa fra Sundsberg was shown together with her
father Isar fra Keldudal
and Sol fra Sundsberg at a stallion show last week-end. Visa is
the
black horse to the right in the picture. Birgitta, owner of Isar
and
breeder of the two youngsters was there and they all looked
good. Visa
are to be shown again by Vignir in late May so good to know that
she is
developing well. Her strong talent for all five gaits, soft
movements
and strong positive willingness makes her a very special
horse-and we do
look forward to breed from her eventually. She is still only
five years
old and she will probably profit from another year of training
by
Vignir-aiming at WC in 2011.Tme will show.
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The volcano creates problems for the farmers on
Iceland -in addition to
paralyzing the air traffic in northern Europe-and we are no
exception.
We plan to take our horses inside if/when the ashes blow "over
way". Its
highly toxic for the horses with its high mineral content-particularely
fluoride. For further update see our webpage
www.hamarsey.is
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Solkatla after Hróđur frá Refsstöđum and under
our very talented 1 price
mare Selma frá Sauđárkróki, newly shaved and looking good!
Julie after Auđur frá Lundum and under 1 class mare Hviđa frá
Ingólfshvoli, newly shaved and looking good!
Both mares are under superb 4 gaited mares scoring 9 for tölt so
in
combination with these strong stallions we expect something
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Rřskva,
half sister of Hugmynd (that is currently in training by Mette
Manseth and Gisli), is particularly beautiful young mare-like
her father
Hattur. She is developing well by Elli and Vidja and we plan on
showing
her this coming spring/summer, 4 yrs old.
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Brana in training by Elli Feb 2010. This
wonderfully talented mare that
I own together with Birgitta Ibert is developing well. She is
willing,
strong and with exceptional gaits. Still to fat to really judge
her
conformation though. But with the picture of the most beautiful
foal in
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Hamborg, under Alaborg fra Feti is beeing trained
by Elli and Vidja and
looking good. We plan to show her this coming spring/summer.
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Brana, Jan 2010, before training starts-in good
condition, the extra fat
will soon burn off when training starts...
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Rřskva is a beautiful young mare with
particularly strong conformation
and an amazing expression. Her some pictures for Jan 2010, ahead
of the
training at Langholt. She has a nice character and also good
movements.
her mother is Sletta frá Sauđárkróki and father is Mette
Manseth's young
and talented stallion Háttur frá Ţúfum
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Visa is being trained by Vignir Jonasson in
Sweden. She develops well
and will be shown again this spring, if all goes well. She is a
strong
five-gaiter, equally talented in all five gaits, eager to learn
and with
a fantastic character. Her pedigree is equally strong (blup
127)under a
1 class Mřkkur daughter and Isar. Eventually she will become a
cornerstone in my breeding effort. We follow her with keen
interest this
season, last year she scored 8.15, only 4 yrs old.
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Hervar under Hrund (one of our best 1 class
mares) and after Aron
develops well. He has a very nice character, strong building and
wide
movements with lots of action. Hannes and Inga showed him at a
recent
foal show (feb 2010) and won. So Hervar, together with Hausky
(also
under Hrund, after Krakur) and Haakon (that has already been
syndicated,
he seems to be our most promising stallion prospect.
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Röskva
and Brana are in good hands at Langholt by Elli and Vidja. We
hope to present them this spring and hopefully qualify for
Landsmot
later this summer. Linda is also in training in order to qualify
for
Landsmot, and so is Sara, her competing on Ice with Inga in the
saddle
with great success.
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Friday Nov 13. Visit Isadora and
Gullinn by Johanna Elgholm at Herresta.
Isadora and Gullinn were fat, furry and happy at Herresta. As
previously
discussed its not the right time to pass judgment on two years
old in
the autumn...Gullinn has grown a bit since last time and seems
to have
inherited a rather thick (but hopefully well raised) Orri neck
after her
father Dřkkvi. She is somewhat inbred on Orri so its no big
surprize. my
hope is that Orris great riding talent and expression under
rider comes
through equally strong. I will take a closer look at her after
being
started and approximately 1 month of training (oct/nov next year)-but
hopefully the building and movements I saw when she was just a
foal
shines through. Her mother Gullborg has a long well set neck,
but she is
daughter of Odur with a short (but well sett neck) one and he is
a
strong breeder.
Isadora, also fat and furry looks better conformation wise at
present
-also with a pretty head. Hopefully the combination of one of my
all
times favorite stallions; Stigur fra Kjartanstödum (Isadora's
mother is
one of his highest scoring offspring) and Isar fra Keldudal
gives me a
true gćrdingur-with five well separated strong gaits....!--
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Visa fra Sundsberg (blup 127) has
just started training again after a
winter break. These pictures are taken by Rune Ibert when we
visited
Vignir at Ringdal this week-end (Nov 13'th) and this was the 3
time
Vignir rode Visa after a longer winter break and shows her true
natural
talent for all five gaits. It seems so easy for her and gaits
are so
well separated and clear (Stigur and Sörli comes to mind with
much the
same qualities). And her character,that is so important in
breeding, is
just wonderful, bold, lots of positive willingness and forward
thinking
but at the same easy to handle, calm and friendly. I am very
eager to
start breeding her of coarse, but will see to it that her true
potential
is brought out and Vignir has the last word on when she is done
with
training. I am truly thankful for his strong belief in her and
all his
effort and superb training.
We are "always" talking about great stallions-but actually its a
few
mares in the history (Ragnars Brunka, Sida fra Saudakroki and a
few
others) that have influenced the development of Icelandic horses
the
most! And my hope is that Visa -if she keeps healthy and
fertile-will
strongly influence Swedish and Norwegian breeding in the coming
years-such natural talent is very rare indeed! And the fact that
she is
a superb individual and at the same time has this great pedigree
(if you
sum up her parents, grand parents and grand -grand parents it
adds up to
a median riding score of about 8.50!) makes her particularly
interesting
and valuable in breeding. Big thanks also to Birgitta and Rune
at
Sundsberg for letting me buy and develop her, and for them
following up
on her while I am in Norway.
Visa was very special right from the beginning-we could all see
that-and
I fell in love with her the minute I saw her. But still its a
long way
to where she is today and apart from first class upbringing,
starting
and subsequent training it takes a lot of luck....
We all look forward to follow Visa in the future as she (hopefully)
carries some of the best from Icelandic and Swedish breeding (Svalur,
Mokkur, Isar, Von....). Visa is out of the suberb Keilir son
Isar fra
Keldudal out of the great Hravn daugther Isold fra Keldudal and
although
lots of Saudakrokir blood in her, no Orri. Even if he is a great
stallion and one of my favorites as well, we must take care that
he
doesn't get a too dominating position in the Icelandic horse
breeding to
keep diversity and reduce the risk of too much inbreeding. This
being
said, Visa is going to Garri fra Reykjavik (Orri son....) when
she is
done with training. The ultimate goal as the intelligent reader
will
pick up right away is to create the ultimate five gaiter, a true
gćrdingur-with great action in tölt and trot (through Garri's
genes) as
well as the beautiful flying pace of Nattfari....(through Isar's
genes).
All this in one and the same horse is what will bring the
Icelandic
horse a small step forward.
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Our breeding mare prospect Gnipa
fra Holum hass arrived Holland and her
new owners Hans and Els. They send us these nice pictures from
their
beautiful farm and we wish them all the best with Gnipa both in
coming
competitions and in future breeding.
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MAKE USE OF WORLD FENGUR AND
PROVEN STALLIONS
Like in research its important to keep the number of variables
down. The
same goes for breeding. And in order to evaluate the qualities
of your
breeding mare as early as possible (breeding takes time!) it
could be a
good idea to use proven breeders and top quality stallions, at
least in
the beginning (one less variable!). They have more judged
offspring so
their breeding value (blup) has a stronger basis and its many
offspring
to compare with. In addition I like them to have some extreme
qualities.
I recommend using World Fengur and study the offspring of the
stallion
you choose more closely. Then you get a glimpse into the
breeding
quality of the horse and go beyond the individual (50% of genes
from
each parent, 25% from each grand parent etc.) It could be
rewarding to
take a closer look at the highest judged offspring after a
stallion to
get an idea about which combinations works the best.... The more
quality
you have behind a horse the better is the chances for she
becoming a
success-but as we all know there is no guaranty, and even full
sisters
could be very different-just take a look at your own children...
In my short breeding career I have done just this-to take
advantage of
the great breeding work having been done through decades before
me and
the wise decision to register and collect data in World Fengur.
And stallions that I decided to use early on in my breeding
outside
Iceland were:
1.MÖKKUR FRA VARMELĆK. He is a very strong and proven breeder,
particularly he trows great head/shoulders and is father of the
highest
judged Icelandic horse with regard to conformation (Diva fra
Gategĺrden). 36 out of 101 judged offspring have reached 1 class!
He was
behind several of the best horses shown in this years World
Championship. If you ask Icelandic breeders which horse they
regret to
have sold abroad -they often mention Mökkur. Unfortunately I was
not
able to find the offspring I wanted after him, and hat to settle
with
the next best; getting a granddaughter after him; Visa fra
Sundsberg,
her mother being:
Vaka fra Österĺker is the kind of Mökkur daugther I was
lokking for but
never found (see picture). Mökkur has great results both in 4
and 5
gaits and that also show what an extraordinary individual he is.
2.ASKUR FRA HĹKANSGĹRDEN. He has already proven to become a
great
breeder, has a strong an very interesting pedigree and is a
great
individual (three times World Champion). After him I bought two
1 years
old in 2006 , just after I started breeding;
Litla Mari fra Hĺkansgĺrden under one of Hĺkansgĺrdens
best breeding
mares the 1 prize winning (8.42 for riding abilities) Svalur
daughter
Heiddis frĺn Fällan. Last year Frida, Litla-Mari's older full
sister
became Sweden's highest judged young mare (8.23).
Ljomi fra Sundsberg, a wonderful palomino stallion
prospect after the 1
class breeding mare and Atli daughter Dama fra Ôrvik.
3. ISAR FRA KELDUDAL. He has an amazing pedigree with most of
them
receiving honors award and with extreme riding quality all the
way
through. And he is a very strong individual that showed his
talent
already as a four yrs old. His first offspring is now being
shown and he
turns out to become a great breeder as well. This years highest
judged
four yrs old mare (Visa fra Sundsberg) is under him. He has
particularly
strong pace and gives well built and willing horses with talent
for all
five gaits. I bought two 1 yrs old mare foals after him; Visa
fra
Sundsberg (8.15 to 4 yrs)under Katla mentioned above and
Isadora fra
Karlsro under a 1 prize Stigur daughter, to be started next
winter.
But do not forget the mothers! If you look behind successful
breeders
there is often strong mothers with exceptional gaits. A couple
of
examples is chosen from some up and coming stallions outside
Iceland
that is likely to influence future breeding, the two Orri sons:
4. DÖKKVI FRA MOSFELLI Behind him you find Dimma fra
Gunnarsholti that
became double Landsmot winner in both tölt and 4 gait. I have
one
daughter after Dökkvi, Gullinn fra Smedjan to be started next
winter.
And
5.GARRI FRA REYKJAVIK Behind him you find the great mare Isold
fra
Gunnarsholti that scored 8.53 for riding abilities only six yrs
old with
an exceptional tölt. I am planning to take my Visa to him when
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