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Gnipa, that we recently sold to Holland got a very handsome son
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.
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 Þúfum (8.44) and mother is one of Sveinn's best breeding mares Viðja frá Sauðárkróki  (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."
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."
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 Fróði frá Staðartungu (8.59 tot, 5 g, 9 for tölt, pace, willingness and general impression). Second our 1 prize Numi daugther Gasella frá Garðsá (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 Ragnheiðarstöðum(3 yrs; mother Hatid with 10 for tölt and father Alfur with 9.5 for tölt and willingness)
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.
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!
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 Ragnheiðarstöðum 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 Hátíð  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 Ragnheiðarstöðum F: IS2002187662 - Álfur frá Selfossi, 1 pr. 8.46, 4g FF: IS1986186055 - Orri frá Þúfu, H pr. 8.34, 4g FM: IS1996287660 - Álfadís frá Selfossi, H pr. 8.31 FFF: IS1982151001 - Otur frá Sauðárkróki, H pr. 8.37 FFM: IS1983284555 - Dama frá Þúfu FMF: IS1979125040 - Adam frá Meðalfelli, H pr. 8.24 FMM: IS1990236512 - Grýla frá Stangarholti, 7.69 M: IS2001258875 - Hátíð frá Úlfsstöðum, 1 pr. 8.38, 4g MF: IS1981187020 - Kolfinnur frá Kjarnholtum I, H pr. 8.45 MM: IS1990258875 - Harka frá Úlfsstöðum, 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 Sauðárkróki, H pr. 8.24 MMM: IS1979258875 - Kátína frá Úlfsstöðum 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 - Roði frá Múla, 1 pr. 8.07 FFM: IS1992286930 - Vigdís frá Feti, H pr. 8.36 FMF: IS1991186559 - Glettingur frá Berustöðum II, 2 pr. 7.7 M: IS2000286904 - Álaborg frá Feti, 1 pr. 8.25 MF:IS1986186055 - Orri frá Þúfu, H pr. 8.34, 4g MM: IS1987258007 - Ísafold frá Sigríðarstöðum, H pr. MFF: IS1982151001 - Otur frá Sauðárkróki, H pr. 8.37 MFM: IS1983284555 - Dama frá Þúfu MMM: IS1983157058 - Hrafnaflóki frá Sigríðarstöðum, 7.54
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), Røskva 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 Ragnheiðarstöðum, Þrymur frá Ragnheiðarstöðum and Alvar frá Hamarsey.
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
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 Sær daugther Glod fra Arbæ and after Aron frá Strandarhöfði. Very interesting pedigree on this youngster and lots of speed in gaits-all five of them
Isadora fra Karlsro is a fine mixture of a talented 1 pr Stígur fra Kjartansstöðum 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.
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 från Smedjan is an interesting mixture of a very talented 1 prize Óður 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.
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
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 Sauðárkróki 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.
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.
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
Solkatla after Hróður frá Refsstöðum and under our very talented 1 price mare Selma frá Sauðárkróki, newly shaved and looking good! Julie after Auður frá Lundum and under  1 class mare Hviða 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..
Røskva, 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.
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....
Hamborg, under Alaborg fra Feti is beeing trained by Elli and Vidja and looking good. We plan to show her this coming spring/summer.
Brana, Jan 2010, before training starts-in good condition, the extra fat will soon burn off when training starts...
Røskva 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 Sauðárkróki and father is Mette Manseth's young   and talented stallion Háttur frá Þúfum
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 Møkkur 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.
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.
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.
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 Døkkvi. 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 gærdingur-with five well separated strong gaits....!--
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 gærdingur-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.
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.
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 VARMELÆK. 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 Gategården). 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 Österåker 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 HÅKANSGÅRDEN. 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 Håkansgården under one of Håkansgårdens best breeding mares the 1 prize winning (8.42 for riding abilities) Svalur daughter Heiddis från 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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