Wedding bells for Oliver and Caroline in Switzerland
Time to say “I do” for Oliver Egli and Caroline Wyser – what a nice celebration for this well-known pair out of the Swiss Icelandic-horse…
SOLDNL: Lukka van ‘t Groote veld NL2012200113
THIS HORSE IS SOLD!
Lukka van ‘t Groote veld NL2012200113
F: Moli fra Skridu (8.21 in total, over 8 in total in V1 and T1)
FF: Glampi …
isibless podcast #13 Claudia Müller von Blumencron
Maybe you don’t know Claudia as a rider, but as a breeder, she has been very successful already with the first horse she bred. Töfri von …
Rúgbrauð – Icelandic rye bread, a volcanic meal
In modern times it’s easy to get an oven and to bake bread on a big scale, but before industrialization kicked in, in Iceland there was a…
Podcast #12: YR World Champion Elsa Teverud
The Swedish young rider Elsa Teverud was already on the competition track at the age of five when she rode her first tests. Years later s…
Review: Casco Choice Turnier
While talking on the phone with another equestrian I told him that you should really buy a new helmet at least every two years. Because t…
Eiðfaxi’s spring evening breeding show TONIGHT
Tonight at 7 pm (Central European time) Eiðfaxi will host a spring evening breeding show in Reykjavík. “Many superb riders will participa…
How do FEIF IDs work?
Every horse that is registered as an Icelandic horse in WorldFengur (the official studbook of the Icelandic Horse) has a unique FEIF ID. …
How to set goals for a competition and how to reflect on them?
When I go to a competition I see a lot of riders that are very fanatic and want to ride very high scores. But what I also see is that som…
Isibless podcast #9 Marco Boavista part 2
Icelandic horses used to be working horses in Iceland. Until the automobile and the tractor were introduced on the island, the only ways …
In memoriam: Jarl frá Miðkrika 1995-2021
The tragic news has reached us that the stallion Jarl frá Miðkrika, who has won four World Championship titles, has passed away. Jarl sa…
Happy kingsday! The horses of the Van Oranje-Nassau family
Before the invention of cars and tanks, it was unavoidable to use horses as a means of transportation. There was simply no other way to f…