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On the last BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased
Prediction) update, the result of a superb breeding effort by Birgitta Ibert in Sweden was shown; Isar fra Keldudal received blup 129, Visa fra Sundsberg received BLUP 128 (both among the highest in the world), and Sol fra Sundsberg received blup 125. Congratulations are in order for Birgitta and Rune Ibert at Sundsberg as well as Vignir Jonasson and his team for superb training and presentation of these great horses. The picture of the three was taken in april this year, showing Isar and Vignir on the left followed by two of his most talented offspring, the fox Sól frĺn Sundsberg BLUP 125 and black Visa frĺn Sundsberg BLUP 128. The hallmark of Isar and his offspring is a strong conformation with a very good neck and back and lots of riding talent. His offspring show five good and open gaits, that comes early, with a particularly strong pace. I said it 4 yrs ago when Vignir showed me Isar for the first time-as well as his early offspring - that this stallion has the potential to become a major stock improver, like Mökkur and Askur have been in the past-and it seems like he is underway |
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We have received seven foals this year, five mare
foals and two boys. They all look good, but like always some are standing out. This year Sollilja fra Hamarsey under our 1 pr mare Selma fra Saudakroki (8.1, 4 g) and the young stallion prospect Hákon frá Ragnheiđarstöđum, Alfa fra Hamarsey under 1 pr mare Alaborg fra Feti (8.25, 4 yrs) and Hróđur frá Refsstöđum (8.39) and lastly Heiđur frá Hamarsey under 1 pr mare Hrund fra Arbć (8.02) and Álfur frá Selfossi (8.46, 4 g) |
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Hákon frá Ragnheiđarstöđum has now been started
by Elli and Vidja, and he did great. Further training will be
stared up in January next year by Elli and Vidja at Langholt. Click here to see videos of Haakon being started |
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Our stallion prospect Alvar fra Hamarsey under
one of our best breeding mares Alaborg fra Feti (Third at
Landsmot 2004 where she scored 8.25 only 4 yrs old) has now been
started by Elli and Vidja at Langholt. Alvar is calm and was easy to start with good movements and good character. He will be put into training by Elli and Vidja in January next year (2011). We have made several short videos of him to be found at www.hamarsey.is Click here to see video of Alvar |
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Visa fra Sundsberg
was shown again at Strömsholm after an injury and a minor
operation earlier this year. She still lack some strength to follow through like we know she can, but she and Vignir did great under the circumstances. We are aiming at another year of training for her and thus it was important for all of us to learn how she stands right now. She kept her conformation score from the 4 yrs old judgment 8.26 (she lacked some muscles, and "back and croup" went down from 9 to 8.5, whereas "proportions" went up from 8.5 to 9). Our aim is 8.30 - 8.40 when fully recovered and in optimal condition. Riding wise, she still lacks a bit on both power and speed in gaits but her great talent always shines through with soft and elegant movements, and lots of positive willingness. Receiving 8.11 on a bad day and not in 100% condition is not bad, although we all have much higher expectations for her. Hopefully she can stay healthy and eventually show her true potential next year! With her strong pedigree (blup 127) and great talent she is already a core asset to our breeding effort, whatever happens in the future. We wish Vignir the best of luck with his further training of her in 2011 |
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Our 1 prize mare
Linda fra Feti is now pregnant with Frakkur fra Langholt, Vidja's very talented Vilmundur son. First foal under Linda belongs to Elli and Vidja, and thus they picked the first stallion. Linda is a very talented four gaiter after Sveinn Hervar with exceptional leg action and speed in gaits-see last pictures of her and Hannes, preparing for this autumns last competitions |
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We brought Fasta
fra Hofi and her newborn Alfur daughter to Hedinn as well. Fasta
was running late, is very protective of her first foal and is thus best served by hand when she runs late like this year. Fasta is a beautiful mare with a liver red color, lots of mane and a beautiful conformation (8.35) after her father Numi. Her mother Frida is one of the key breeding mares at Hofi with 3 1 pr offspring and 3 2 pr offspring so far, thus on her way to become an honorary breeding mare. |
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Hedinn fra Feti e
Klettur frá Hvammi and Sćla fra Gerdum, scoring total 8.43 as 5 yrs old (i.e. extremely talented and talent not
training is what we breed from)) was serving many of our best mares this year: Hátíđ frá Úlfsstöđum, Hrund fra Arbć and Fasta fra Hofi. This enables us to compare the coming foals and thus learn more about our mares but is also risky, since Hedinn is not yet an established stallion and a proven stock improver. But a strong pedigree and lots of talent will hopefully be passed on to his offspring. |
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| Hrund fra Arbć was taken to sonography accompanied by her Alfur son Heiđur frá Hamarsey and she was pregnant with Hedinn fra Feti |
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Hannes started
training Linda fra Feti at our fields of Hamarsey. This is an
exceptional mare, somewhat inbred on Ofeigur, with his great movements and father Sveinn Hervar (Orri son) beauty under rider. |
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Our promising 4 yrs
old mare Brana fra Blesastöđum 1a u the Odur daughter Röst fra Hrafnkelsstöđum 1 and after Keilir fra Miđsitju was resting at Hamarsey, fat and happy after a short period of training. The influenza hit her hard and she will be trained for full next year. She has great movements, strong willingness and a lot of pace so we expect a lot from her. She is owned together with Birgitta Ibert |
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Our Alaborg
daugther Hamborg fra Feti e Stígandi frá Leysingjastöđum wre showed for conformation judgment and received total 8.09 with 8.5 for neck, back, proportions and hooves.She has been trained by Elli and Vidja at Langholt and will be showed in full next year. She is a very talented mare with a lot of willingness, big movements and good speed in her gaits already. But with the new judging rules it takes mostly 9's for the 4 gaiters to receive 1 prize and she is not there yet after only 1 yrs of training |
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Our two yrs old
stallion Háski frá Hamarsey had just returned from the north where he had been serving mares. He looks absolutely amazing with very special colors and a very strong and interesting pedigree u 1 pr Keilir daughter Hrund fra Arbć and after Töfri son Krákur frá Blesastöđum |
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Fregn fra Hamarsey
is a two yrs old fox breeding mare prospect under Fasta fra Hofi ( 1. pr, t: 8.16)and Sćr fra Bakkeroti (H pr. 8.62). She has inherited her mothers good neck and legs and hopefully Sćr's extreme riding capacity... |
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Harka u Hatid with
10 for tölt at Landsmot 2006 and Gaumur Landsmot winner 2008 is very interesting, long and tall and with particularly strong movements. |
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Glodis fra
Sundsbergi that was bred by Birgitta Ibert and Anna Pers, u Glod fra Arbć and Aron frá Strandarhöfđi was tall and thin with an exceptionally long neck and hopefully brings through the riding abilities and willingness of her parents and grandparents Sćr and Odur. |
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Aug 2010, In rainy
weather we were checking out our 1 yrs old breeding mare prospects at Hamarsey. Anna u Alaborg e Aron (brown) looked particularly beautiful with a nice head with plenty of mane and good conformation and movements, the same did Julia u Hvida e Audur with her lighter color and big bliss |
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IS2001286932 -
Hrund fra Árbć -a rising star? We have now received three offspring from our 1 prize breeding mare Hrund fra Árbć, all boys after proven stallions and we like what we see. The fourth unfortunately died shortly after birth (after Vilmundur) but shared the same qualities; an amazing riding talent with a superb tölt (9.5). The stallions; Krakur, Aron and Alfur are in many respects quite different, but they have all turned out to be strong breeders. Only 1-2 out of 10 of the great young stallion prospects out there with top judgment are able to pass these qualities on to their offspring and become strong breeders. Therefore its interesting to learn that these three foals and future stallion prospects look much alike-their mother obviously come through strongly. This is no surprise, though, Hrund is somewhat inbred on Kraflar/Krafla and is likely to pass on their qualities strongly-a very good neck in all respects, well raised and lots of positive willingness combined with a strong talent for all five gaits-much like the superb Kraflar daughter Vigdis from Feti. We have at present more than ten 1. prize mares in breeding, all with superb pedigree and their own special qualities-and Hrund could very well turn out to become the strongest breeder of them all. We will soon learn when her first offspring are being started. |
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Our beautiful four yrs old breeding mare prospect Röskva frá
Sauđárkróki after Hattur fra Pufum has been trained by Elli
this winter and lately by Ólafur Andri Guđmundsson.
Ólafur also showed her for conformation judgement and she received 1 prize (8.06) - on a very bad day....she did not stand still and "pose like she should". Röskva is a big and mature mare, measures 143cm on the shoulders, with promising riding abilities and good spirit. We believe she can gain her conformation score considerably, with improvements in scores for neck/shoulders, back and hoofs. Röskva is now on holiday until the fall.
Röskva's mother is Gudmundur's superb breeding mare Sletta
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Sauđárkróki after the honours award winning Angi frá
Laugarvatni and Hervör frá Sauđárkróki! Her father is
probably Mette Manseth and Gisli's most promising young
stallion, and currently is also Mette's competition horse
(8.44), and he is after Eiđur frá Oddhóli (8.45) and their
best breeding mare Lygna frá Stangarholti (H pr.).
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Our palmino breeding mare prospect under Landsmot winners
Hvita Sunna and Hrodur is now being trained by Erlingur and
Siggi Matt.
She is very talented, but is still immature and needs further strength to carry through her huge movements. She will hopefully blossom at Landsmot 2012, that is our aim for her. |
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| Gnipa, that we recently sold to Holland got a very handsome son |
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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 Keilir that will receive 120 in blup. |
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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 trot as her strongest gait so far." |
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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 Hrodur ? She is by at Hrodur at Fet." |
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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 Alfur with 9.5 for tölt and willingness) |
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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 Sollilja shows amazing movements with a lot of speed already from the first day! |
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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 Ragnheiđarstöđum, Ţrymur frá Ragnheiđarstöđum and Alvar frá Hamarsey. |
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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 great movements |
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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 gaits-all five of them |
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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 know more about her riding talent when Vignir has started her. |
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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 the mixture of Ofeigur and Orri works particularly well. |
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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 hamarsey@hamarsey |
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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 special.. |
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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 mind,I do think she will end up with a strong conformation as well.... |
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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 she has been shown coming summer. |
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