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Fleygur Fra Arbakki

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Colour: Bay pinto Born: 1996 Can. #: 1629 IS: 96186701

Sire: Kolfinnur 1203 fra Kviarholl Pattur 722 fra Kirkjubae Hylur 721 fra Kirkjubae
Von 2791 fra Kirkjubae

Kolfinna 4758 fra Kroggolfsstadir Hordur 591 fra Kolkuos
Kolbrun 2059 fra Pringnesi

Dam: Sokka 8493 fra Arbakki Sokki 1060 fra Koljuos Hordur 591 fra Kolkuos
Kolka fra Kolkuos

Svartblesa fra Dyrfinnustadir Blakkur fra Sydri-Brekkur
Steingrana fra Dyrfinnustadir

Fleygur's arrival at Pineridge Icelandics was a very exciting event. We already had our stallion Sleipnir fra Arbakki here and Anders Hansen had told me that a filming crew had been to his farm and we should look out for it being shown on television. Lo and behold one night the phone went three times in two minutes and it was family and friends telling us that Anders Hansen's farm was on Knowledge Network. Indeed it was! - and there was the most magnificent horse continuously galloping across the screen and by the end of the program I knew my next move would be to check out the Arbakki Website! Sure enough it was Fleygur and he hadn't been sold yet. So arrangements started for his transportation to Canada, along with a silver dapple mare who was also coming from the north of Iceland.

Fleygur and Embla were transported here from Alberta and arrived on a gorgeous sunny day. I think they were both pleased to reach the end of their long travels and settled in very well. We've been very fortunate that all horses who have come here from Iceland have adjusted so nicely. Perhaps because we live way up in the mountains with dry atmosphere and very clean air, also lots of space for them to run.

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We always keep a mare with our stallions so the stallions are very even tempered and content. Fleygur has a very calm disposition and our farriers over the years have been most impressed with how easy our stallions are to deal with.

Fleygur has sired a number of foals and they have all inherited his easy going nature and natural tolt. He has produced pinto foals from solid coloured mares - it's always exciting to see what colours will arrive. His offspring have been easy to work with.

Fleygur fra Arbakka - International Breed Evaluation Vernon 2008

Judges: Mrs. Barbara Frische, Germany and Mrs. Silke Feuchthofen, Germany

We took Fleygur to Lisi Ohm's Vindsdalur Icelandic Horse Farm in Vanderhoof for training for the International Evaluation, which was held in Vernon on September 12th and 13th. We were very pleased with the progress Fleygur showed under Lisi's watchful eye and looked forward with great anticipation to the Evaluation.

Once again the weather was spectacular for the event which starts on the first day with conformation, and the first run under saddle is on the second day. There is also a second run under saddle, sometimes on the same day as the first, sometimes on the day after and it gives a horse an opportunity to improve his/her score if the previous showing was not up to usual for this horse. Fleygur's conformation score was 7.51, which we were pleased with and then came the 'Under saddle' test, which is such an exciting event.

He really did look so fine!! He had scores of 8.5 in walk, 8 in canter and gallop and 7.5 in tolt because his tolt was a little slower than the judges would have liked to see, and we were delighted that he had a score of 8 for spirit! His overall score was 7.44. Of course it must be mentioned what a great job Tomas Orn Snorrason (Tommi) did in presenting him. Tommi is Lisi's son-in-law and had come from Iceland with her daughter Jelena to present some of the horses for this Evaluation.

For anyone interested in Icelandic horses, to attend such an event is a really educational experience and one at which you can learn a great deal.

It is always a hard decision to decide to sell an Icelandic stallion who has given so many beautiful foals and been such a good and friendly horse, but as the years go by and the responsibility of having stallions is a little different from having mares and geldings, we decided we would like Sleipnir to go to another home where his many qualities can be enjoyed.

Sleipnir, black and white pinto, was born in Iceland in 1996 and I saw him there in the spring of 1998. He came to our farm in September of 1998 along with Krafla fra Neora-Seli. Krafla was in standing heat when she arrived, so she was the choice for Sleipnir's first companion and the following year Vindur was born! We have always kept a mare with our stallions and believe this has contributed in a considerable way to their calm and even temperaments, as they are always content. Sleipnir has sired many foals for us and is a very great horse whose presence has contributed a great deal to Pineridge Icelandics.

Solvi had left for a new home in Upstate New York earlier in the year, but after trying him out, it was thought that our horse Teigur might be more suitable for Solvi's new owner, so Teigur is now happily settled in his new home and Solvi is back here.

Solvi, black and white pinto gelding, was born in 2000 at our farm, parents Mugga fra Arbakki and Sleipnir fra Arbakki. He had such a beautiful tail, I'd decided he could never leave our farm! However, that's not a good enough reason not to allow a horse to go to a home where he can reach his full potential with someone who has more time to ride him.

Somi fra Pineridge Icelandics

Colt

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Somi was born on June 4, 2006. His mother was our very beautiful silver dapple mare Doria fra Nyjabae, and his sire was our stallion Sleipnir fra Arbakki. He was quite shy when he was little, so I used to sit in the paddock where he and Doria alternated time between the paddock, night time and early morning, and pasture in our front field. His curiosity got the better of him and eventually he came to me for visits, a little brushing, and getting his tiny halter on and off quite willingly.

Somi spent his first year with his mother. Unfortunately we didn't have a second foal in 2006 so he didn't have a playmate and as he hasn't been gelded yet, he's spent quite a little time by himself, though he's adjusted to it well. When we were going to have him gelded, our vet discovered that he is cryptorchid, so we are waiting for another year to see if this will right itself. After we had Ljufur gelded, we had let him join the herd, but he didn't really settle in happily with the other horses and was often off by himself, so he was a logical choice to try with Somi as a companion. They bonded immediately and Somi is clearly delighted to have a same species friend, rather than the many chats he had had to have with the pen of Icelandic rams next to him!

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We've done some groundwork with Somi and it is obvious he learns very quickly and enjoys the challenge.

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Ljufur fra Pineridge Icelandics

Colt

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Ljufur was born on a lovely day in May, 2007, with Stella being the very attentive mother as usual. We couldn't have asked for a better mother, particularly since she was our first mare to have a foal and, as with everything else that is new, it was a time of great excitement and anxiety for us that everything would turn out alright.

After Mandel left for his new home, Ljufur joined the herd but tended to stay somewhat apart from it and didn't really bond with any of the other horses, so he was a logical choice to try as a companion for Somi, who cannot go out into any of our fields that border the road until he has been gelded. This was the right decision for both horses, as they bonded almost immediately and are very good friends.

Ljufur's black and white pinto body colouring is really interesting as he has lovely markings on his body on the off side and is completely black on the near side!

We will start doing groundwork with him next spring and expect his alert and co-operative nature to serve him well when his training begins.

We have seen four gaits so far. My favourite time with the foals is when I go in to clean out their paddock and they always come over for a visit. It is a really good opportunity to get to know them without any pressure on them - the visit is their idea and it helps establish a good bond.

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Farandi and Leikur

Foals

2008 was an exciting summer for us with two new foal arrivals. Both Krafla fra Nedra-Seli and Embla fra Efri-Laekjardal had been bred in 2006 for 2007 foals and neither of the breedings took, so it was really great that the 2007 breedings were successful.

Krafla's little boy arrived first, on May 16th, with still some snow around, but, as usual, she is a very good mother and took great care of her new little boy and was already in our nursery paddock when Farandi was born.

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Embla, however, was out in a much bigger field when her big day arrived, June 9th, and as this was her first foal, she was enormously protective of him, even a marmot causing her some considerable concern! She didn't really want to share the nursery paddock with Krafla and established senior privileges right away!

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The foals soon became close friends and it is always so nice for foals if there is more than one, so that they have companions and playmates. We always leave our foals with their mothers through the winter, so having a little friend is great for them as the mothers aren't keen on playing!

We did have confirmation from our vet that Mugga was in foal, but so far no foal has arrived, but there's still time, although it is getting a little late in the year for a new foal to appear.

We recently saw an extremely interesting DVD of some very good foals in Germany, with their good conformation features being pointed out. Having seen that, you look at your own foals/young horses in quite a different way as it seems many, though not all necessarily, of the good points continue on as the foals/yearlings grow.

It is a such a rewarding experience to watch your foals/yearlings grow and grow with them. Both Farandi (probably yellow dun) and Leikur (probably sorrel) will be available to go to new homes from the spring on, so please feel free to come and visit them any time.

Teigur fra Pineridge Icelandics

Gelding

Teigur is Sold!

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Teigur (bay pinto gelding) was born at our farm on May 3, 2000. His dam was our first Icelandic, Stella fra Icelandic Horse Farm and he was sired by our stallion Sleipnir fra Arbakki. He inherited the easy going nature exhibited by both his parents. He was imprinted and this turned out very well as from a foal we could handle him very easily - he would always just stand for anything - de-worming, grooming or the farrier.

Teigur spent his first four years on our farm and the following two years he spent from spring to fall in Celista with friends of ours who have 140 acres of rolling hills and great pasture, which were ideal for our horses.

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In 2006 he went to Fitjamyri Icelandic Horse Farm for training and did very well there. He learned quickly and has a smooth and easy tolt. I was really excited to ride him in a Schooling Show held at Fitjamyri in July. He is five gaited and willing to go. There is a video showing him being ridden on the Fitjamyri Website under Geldings.

Teigur is home at our farm for the winter and hopefully the weather will cooperate and allow for some riding with him. We would welcome any enquiries from anyone who may be interested in owning him.

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Tyra fra Pineridge Icelandics

Tyra is SOLD!

Mare

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Tyra, born September 25th, 2004, is a chestnut and white pinto filly, 13 hands, the third foal born to Stella fra Icelandic Horse Farm, (chestnut with flaxen mane and tail) and our first Icelandic horse, and sired by Fleygur fra Arbakki, (bay and white pinto), one of our stallions imported from Iceland and carrying the well known Kolkuosi bloodlines.

She has inherited her very friendly nature and even temperament from both parents. We have started groundwork with her and she learns very quickly and remembers well. She has been raised with our herd of Icelandic horses and has exhibited all five gaits in the field. She will be a great family horse and training under saddle will begin 2008.

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Doria Fra Nyjabae and Her Black Colt Kolur

Kolur is Sold!

Kolur was Doria's first colt born in 2000. Doria was bred with our stallion Sleipnir fra Arbakki. He spent his first four years running with the herd. The horses went to a large rolling hills pasture acreage in the summer. This was just great for them and their muscle development. When snow was on the horizon, they came home and spent the winter with us, as we usually have about six months of snow.

When Kolur was four, he went to friends of ours who also have Icelandics. Gabriele uses the Parelli training method and he progressed steadily and we visited frequently to see how he was getting on. After his training was completed, he left Gabriele's for his new home, where he is happily established.

It will be interesting to see how Somi develops as compared with Kolur.

Stella and Her Filly Kylja

Kylja is Sold!

Stella's foal Kylja arrived safely and healthy on May 13th - all ready to greet us when we went out first thing to start feeding. She was very friendly right from the start and seemed to enjoy the imprinting. Stella stood by and watched.

Kylja appears to be very simila in nature to her mother, so will make a very calm even tempered horse.

Krafla and Koltryna

Koltryna is Sold!

When Koltryna was born, she was a very pretty chestnut colour which through the summer changed to the same colour as her mother. Lo and behold when her winter coat came in, she returned to being a chestnut! Koltryna grew up happily with our herd of horses, developed into a very friendly, easy to handle mare and has now moved to her new home, where she seems to have adapted well.