Clear Lake Farm Icelandic Horse Blog

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...

I personally like to differentiate between a breeder and a producer. I refer to someone as a “breeder” who is very conscious of the responsibilities that come with reproduction. Someone who is just multiplying without any concerns or goals I like to refer to as a “producer”.   Someone who intends...

Maybe some of you have seen these letters before in connection with Icelandic Horses and wondered what they stand for or what “FEIF” is or does. Well, FEIF is the international umbrella organisation for all National Icelandic Horse Associations. The letters FEIF stand for: F öderation                  ...