World champion and FT Master trainer Þórarinn Eymundsson teaches his daughter Þórgunnur Þórarinsdóttir (born 2005) on her five-gaited competition horse Taktur frá Varmalæk. Þórgunnur and Taktur have...
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Leading from another horse is a popular training method among top Icelandic horse trainers and many pleasure riders that does not only bring variety and fun to the daily training, but can help to...
In this mini-series on bending and balance, Arnar Bjarki Sigurðarson (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding instructions and FEIF breeding judge) teaches his sister Glódis Rún. He focuses on correct bending of...
Now Caeli Cavanagh (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding Instruction from Hólar University) shows how to add forward movement to the Spanish walk once the horse has learned to pick up the foot on cue. She then...
Liberty expert Caeli Cavanagh (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding Instruction from Hólar University) demonstrates the first steps in teaching Spanish walk and explains why this exercise can be beneficial for...
Icelandic T2 champions Helga Una Björnsdóttir and Þoka frá Hamarsey demonstrate how to tölt on a loose rein and how to get there. In this first part, Helga Una talks about the important basics that...
Þórarinn Eymundsson (FT Master trainer and teacher at Hólar University) trains Þrá frá Prestsbæ with the Icelandic curb bit in an open space outdoors. This part is about warming-up from the ground...
The third part of this mini-series with Jóhanna Margrét Snorradóttir (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding Instructions from Hólar University) is about keeping the horse calm on the way home. Jóhanna Margrét...
Many riders know that it can be difficult to keep the horse’s focus outdoors. In this mini-series, Jóhanna Margrét Snorradóttir (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding instruction from Hólar University)...
In this series, Jóhanna Margrét Snorradóttir (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding Instructions from Hólar University) trains a young mare, Rósetta frá Akureyri, on the oval track. Rósetta is a promising...
