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Breeding and sale - StallionsWe use suitable high judged as well as promising young stallions for breeding, depending on what is offered in Skagafjörður or an area nearby. Here some examples of stallions we have been using during the last years:At the moment we use our own young stallion Jörfi for some of our mares. Jörfi is out of our stud mare Drottning and the stallion Smári frá Skagaströnd. Jörfi has already proofed himself with a group of wonderful foals.
Jörfi frá LýtingsstöðumJune, 1st 2003 - Jörfi is bornThe little buckskin coloured colt is catching our attention from the first day. January 2004 - The first winterJörfi stays with his mother until January 2007 and spends the winter together with the other foals and yearlings. Summer 2004 - The first experiencesJörfi gets his first three mares when he is only one year old. Ósk gets pregnant. Happy Jörfi-lucky us! Winter 2005 - BabysitterJörfi enjoys his youth with the foals born in 2004. He is a gentle babysitter. May 2005 - Exposing young stallionSpring is in the air and Jörfi shows growing interest in the mares on the field beside. Soon he will get a big group mares of his own. July 2005 - The first offspring!!!Òsk gives birth to Jörfi's first offspring. His beautiful daughter is buckskin with a blaze and we name her after the sun: Sunna. Winter 2006 - The third winterJörfi spends his time again with the foals and enjoys the "Daddy-job" a lot. The little herd is staying close to the house and every time we walk by Jörfi comes to say "Hello". He is always kind and gentle and we enjoy his nearness. May 2006 - EvaluationTwo breeding judges come and evaluate Jörfis confirmation. His very good back line is pointed out as well as his strong feet. We get the advice to keep him as a stallion. We are very happy with this. Summer 2006 - Breeding seasonJörfi's foals are born from April until August. They have many different colours (buckskin, palomino, golden brown...) and are very interested in their new life. Jörfi gets again a group of mares. Autumn 2006 - On vacationJörfi spends the autumn with his half brother, the stallion Tenor, on a big and nutritious field. The first working time waits for him and we want him to be well prepared for that. January 2007 - The training startsLife is getting serious now. We start to ride Jörfi in the beginning of January. Jörfi is perfect in his behaviour from the very beginning and much fun to ride. He is cooperative and willing to learn. Winter 2007 - Jörfi becomes a riding horseWe enjoy Jörfi, his gentle character and the training progress. Spring/summer 2007 - Foals and breeding seasonThe first foal is born on April, 13th. More foals arrive in May and June. There is again a big colour variety among them and we are satisfied with their confirmations and gaits. Autumn 2007 - The first Jörfi-exportsThe first two offspring's are leaving Iceland in November. The mares Þyrnirós and Ösp have been sold to Sweden. We prepare them for the long journey and repeat what they had learned after they left their mothers: been tied up and lead around. Both of them are cooperative and follow us everywhere around. They handle the transport to Sweden very well and catch their new owners heart immediately.
Winter 2008 - The second training periodWe continue the training. Jörfi has become a strong young stallion and can be trained more know. We are satisfied with his progress, his strong tolt and trott. Spring 2008 - Foals and breeding seasonJörfi is the sire of all foals from this year. The herd is very colour- and beautiful, curious and friendly. Summer/autumn 2008 - Jörfi and his sonJörfi spends the summer and autumn together with his buckskin coloured son Blossi. Blossi was sold as a foal, is still a stallion and will leave to Finland in 2009. Please note: It's not allowed to use photos from this homepage without our permission. Thanks for understanding and respecting! |