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Skrapatungurétt – round-ups

16 September 2010

Next weekend we go to Laxárdalur (a deserted valley parallel to Langidalur) and round up our horses and the horses of our neighbours. Estimated number of riders is 300. It is one of the greatest weekends of the year for us, as we, in the company of neighbors, friends, family and complete strangers (many of them foreign) round up our horses and drive them to the Skrapatunga corall. Our posse will consist of around 60 people – at least 30 riders. The weather forecast is good and it looks like we will have a terrific weekend yet again. We are looking forward.

It is virtually impossible to describe this to those who have never experienced this. The wilderness, the people, the horses, the nature somehow all play a part to make this a memorable weekend. Perhaps these pictures help a bit to describe it.

Stallions 2010

31 August 2010

This year we are using a variety of stallions. We are using; Tenór frá Túnsbergi, Huginn frá Haga, Hrímnir frá Ósi, Þjóðólf frá Þjóðólfshaga, Blær frá Torfunesi, Kapall frá Kommu and Hring frá Fellskoti. In addition to this, we used the very promising Baldur frá Skúfslæk, a 3 year old stallion that was bought this summer by Steingrímur Sigurðsson and Hinrik Bragason (among others). Baldur‘s brother, Héðinn frá Feti has received high marks and hopefully Baldur‘s riding ability and overall mark will surpass Héðinn.

We hope that Baldur will give us good foals next year and that the above selection of quality stallions will give us great offsprings to our breeding.

Pictures from left:

P1: Baldur frá Skúfslæk introduces himself to mares.

P2: Kapall frá Kommu, we own shares in this colorful horse. His pedigree is excellent
P3: Hrímnir frá Ósi, a very exciting young stallion. Received 9,5 for trot and tolt only 5 years old
P4: Huginn frá Haga, father of some great horses and a fantastic horse with unparalleled quality himself.
P5: Hringur frá Fellskoti – received 8,19 for conformation only 3 years old

Baldur frá Skúfslæk introduces himself to mares.

Good news of Otri

27 August 2010

Otri has been trained by Daníel Ingi Smárason this winter and summer. They are preparing for 5 gaited competitions and pace competitions for next year. Otri has though participated in some competitions this year. They competed at the Icelandic national championship in Hafnarfjörður in the end of August – in “Gæðingaskeið” or Pace. The first sprint Otri took was good, but was unable to repeat that in the second round. However the speed and his aura give a good sign that the year 2011 will be the year of Otri and Daníel Ingi Smárason.

Daníel Ingi Smárason and Otri are the center of attention wherever they compete

Foals, Foals, Foals!

25 August 2010

All breeders wait anxiously for spring as that is the time when the mares have foals. We wait to see the foals, to start to introduce them to the man and to get to know them in the first days. This year we have 12 foals, sired by Aron frá Strandarhöfði, Þóroddur frá Þóroddstöðum, Fróði frá Staðartungu and of course the stallion prospect Þrym frá Húsafelli (which was sold abroad this spring).

The foals all look very good and we seem to have many quality foals this year.

Picture on left: Dögun, the offspring of the Ydda (daughter of Þóroddur) and Alvari frá Brautarholti, and an unnamed bay horse sired by Þrymur show the camera a great deal of interest.

Picture on right: Griffla frá Geitaskarði with its first offspring, Myrkvi, - sired by Fróði frá Staðartungu.

Skrapatungurétt – round-ups

Stallions 2010

Good news of Otri

Foals, Foals, Foals!

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