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DISCOVER ICELANDIC NATURE ON HORSEBACK

Personalised day to day horseback tours in North-West Iceland – and much more!

SHEEP ROUNDUP

YEARLY EVENT: SHEEP ROUNDUP After the lambs are born in spring sheep are send to the mountains where they spend the summer like wild animals, grazing freely. Every September the local group of farmers and horsemen go on the best horses to herd the…
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HORSE ROUNDUP

YEARLY EVENT: HORSE ROUNDUP Like with our sheep, most of Iceland’s horses spend their time wild and free in the highlands with neither supervision nor control, for the whole summer. And like with the sheep, we roundup the horses in September…
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SKAGAFJÖRDUR COAST AND MOUNTAIN

LONG TRIP: SKAGAFJÖRDUR COAST AND MOUNTAIN This 4 day long trip on horseback will show you the wonderful nature around Skagaförður. The trip is just an idea on how to experience Island, and can of course be changed to fit your wishes and needs. In…
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SHEEP TO THE MOUNTAINS

YEARLY EVENT: SHEEP TO THE MOUNTAINS All of the Icelandic sheep spend most of their life in the wonderful mountains. All of mine too. We herd them up in the mountains to be in nature for a lovely time during the summer,…
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HORSES TO THE MOUNTAINS

YEARLY EVENT: HORSES TO THE MOUNTAINS Most of Iceland’s horses spend their summer in the lovely mountains surrounding us. Some of mine too. We herd them up in the mountains for a relaxing and natural holiday, and I invite the experienced horseback…
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LAUFSKÁLARÉTT

YEARLY EVENT: LAUFSKÁLARÉTT Every year I join the horse gathering Laufskálarétt in Hjaltadalur with a handful of my horses. It is the most popular horse corral in the land; every year it hosts a total of three thousand guests. The Laufskálarétt weekend…
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