Clear Lake Farm Icelandic Horse Blog

Hrafntinna’s filly is now Fjóla which means violet.   Vinka’s colt was named Baldur, which means brave and courageous. It is also the name of one the Norse gods: “Óðinn’s second son is Baldur, and only good can be said of him. He is the best and everyone praises him.. . .”   Tindra’s...

Dagfari and his new owner NeleHere Dagfari on display in his new home countryWe are happy to share the good news that Dagfari has arrived well and is now with his new owner Nele. The following is a little article she recently put together: After six weeks in quarantine Dagfari arrived at Litli Stadur...

Yes, Otmar is thinking about retirement! Yet, it is business as usual! Clear Lake Farm continues to offer all its services: • the popular public trail riding and day tours, • clinics and seminars, • hosting clinics with guest instructors, • training and boarding, • quality horses for sale,...

After the initial training of our youngster has ended we have updated our sales page. Please check out the new descriptions and pictures.

For those of you who keep an eye on our sales horses:   Skuggi has gone to his new home in Alberta and Cara Moser reports almost regularly about the wonderful riding time she is having.   Congratulations to Yolanda and Frank van Keeken on the purchase of Kiljan fra Clear Lake, the winner of the Young...

Dear friends, CLF customers, and website visitors,   It has been very quiet on our website – usually no news is good news – but not so much in my case. Two months ago my right ankle was broken by a kick from a horse. Those of you who know me personally will not be surprised to hear that I did an...

On June 20 – 21, 2009 we will host a special event: An Introduction Weekend for people interested in learning about and riding Icelandic Horses Arrival: evening of June 19 – Departure: June 21 This customized weekend limited to a maximum of 8 people is geared towards people wanting to learn about...

Here is a short update on our foals:   Hrafntinna’s filly is maturing well and at 6 weeks old displays herself as a solid little horse, with sweet personality, spunk and great gaits – lots, lots of tolt. She is a joy to watch. Man if we were 20 years younger this little mare would not be for sale!...

Canadian owners and breeders of the Icelandic Horse are fortunate to have the services of the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation (CLRC) - the national pedigree service for purebred and non-purebred livestock in Canada - available to them. Everyone involved with Icelandic Horses should take full advantage...

In reports and comments about breeding horses we often read about BLUP. “Stallion XY has a BLUP for tölt”. What does it stand for and how can BLUP help a breeder with his breeding program? BLUP is the abbreviation for Best Linear Unbiased Prediction. The BLUP method has become a standard method...