FEIF sanctioned breeding evaluations.
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Breeding Evaluations
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In September, 2007, there was a relatively small breeding evaluation at Mill Farm in Ancramdale, New York. I shot very little of it, but I thought I would show an interesting stallion show that took place at the end of the first day.
The horses (left to right) are:
Heljar from Mill Farm, US 1999102994, ridden by Dan Slott
Tjaldur Frá Hólum, IS1995158310, ridden by Jana Meyer.
Hamur from Mill Farm, US1997103009, ridden by Knútur Berndsen.
In addition to World Fengur, the full results of the evaluations can be found in Hestafréttir in english and in icelandic.
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Breeding Evaluations
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When the Northeast Icelandic Horse Club held their 2006 Breed Evaluations at Mill Farm, professionalism was rampant. Everything was tops. The top breeding rider/trainer in Iceland was flown over to train horses. A top Icelandic farrier was flown over from Germany to do shoes. Top horses, too. Stigandi, Pegasus, Klerkur, well-known stallions who had been evaluated in Iceland. And new stock, as well as domestic bred. And, of course, Mill Farm itself, 2,000 plus acres of beautiful riding just for the Icelandic horse.
The event ran like a Swiss railroad.
It was as professional as could be.
Almost. Standing apart was an amateur horse owner who would actually present and ride her own horse! Not only that, but she was only 14 years old. And from Kentucky, chaperoned by her dad, a statistics professor. Fortunately, she lives not far from her mentor, Gudmar Thor Petursson, an Icelander who has started a horse center in the U.S.
I had already made a how-to video of the evaluations of 2004 in Wisconsin and I knew that there would be "official" photos and a video of this event (*Special Offer for Hestakaup Subscribers Only* Order by January 31st, 2007 and recieve $10.00 by using instant savings code B7QD8Y5H at checkout.). So I felt free to shoot this story that I really wanted to show my guests at hestakaup.com.
First, Carrie has to present her horse for conformation. Then the next day she will ride for evaluation of the different gaits.
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Breeding Evaluations
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In the fall of 2004, the Flugnir Icelandic Horse Association of the Midwest held a breed evaluation at Dan and Barb Riva's Winterhorse Park in Eagle, Wisconsin. I was there as a curious spector, wondering what a breed evaluation would be like.
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