Úrvalshestar ehf

Holtsmúli I, 851 Hella

Horses for sale Urvalshestar offer horses for sale of all ages, training levels and price ranges. We, furthermore, assist you in finding your dream horse if you can´t find it with us. Read more
Breeding Urvalshestar breed top quality horses with a clearly defined breeding goal. Every year we produce between 30 and 40 foals. Read more
Working study Úrvalshestar offer a unique program where students can come and stay for a longer period of time to learn how to train horses. Read more
Board Board for horses that stay for less than one year is relatively more expensive, but depends on time of year and amount of dewormers given. Read more
April 12, 2021 Life at the Urvalshestar horse farm during COVID times In many ways, COVID has not affected us much at the farm.   Our daily life is similar, the children go to school, and we keep on training horses all day long in our new barn and arena, totally unaffected by weather. Read more
December 24, 2020 Merry Christmas and happy new year We want to wish everyone happy holidays and a fantastic 2021.  2020 was difficult in so many ways, but we choose to focus on the good things which were also many. Read more
November 18, 2020 The first night for our horses in the new barn It was a very big day for us yesterday in Holtsmúli, when we moved horses over to live in our new barn. Read more
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January 5, 2017 Training the Icelandic Horses..... An observation... by Peter De Cosemo For me Icelandic horses are one of the most easy breeds to work with and develop. I have been travelling to Iceland regularly for approximately five years and Read more
May 18, 2009 Friend or leader? “Yeah, but he’s my friend and I want to continue to be friends” said a friend of mine stern in her voice. She was at her first clinic with me and the discussion at hand was, as it usually is, how participants want to improve their relationships with their horses. My friend said that her relations... Read more
May 4, 2009 Self confidence The goal behind initial horse training is to make the trainer the horse’s leader. The leadershiprole is achieved when the horse trusts and respects the trainer. A green horse will show trust for example when they let a trainer catch them out in the field and touch them anywhere on their bodies. A... Read more
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