Clear Lake Farm Icelandic Horse Blog

Trained horses:

Soley vom Schluensee

Black mare

Born: 1997 in Germany

Height: 139 cm

Sire: First Prize Stallion Náttar frá Midfelli

Dam: Snælda vom Arnoldhof (German bred mare going back to Stigandi frá Kolkous)

Where does one begin to list Soley’s qualities?! For the past 6 years Soley has been one of the pillars of our business. She has been taking out tourist on trail rides, worked as a school horse, competed with students at shows, represented the Icelandic Horse as part of a demonstration team, and gave birth to three foals.

Soley is a great all-round horse of exceptional quality and with extensive experience and exposure. She is a truly versatile horse with incredible stamina and willingness.

Her sire Náttar, a well-known producer of great riding horses, is a 5-gaited stallion with a 9 for tölt and 8.83 for pace.

Ljuf

Chestnut mare with star and snip

Born: 2002 in Canada

Height: 136 cm

Sire: First Prize Stallion Kraftur frá Bringu, World Champion 5-Gait 2007

Dam: Nös frá Saudarkroki (Tháttur frá Kirkujubær grand-daughter)

Ljuf is a true fun horse, a wonderful partner for your leisure time. She is a delight to ride, eager to please with the perfect temperament; forward yet calm and very responsive to all signals. Ljuf is very reliable wherever you go and has mostly been ridden on her own. She is exceptionally safe with traffic and on the trails.

Ljuf has participated in demonstrations and other events. She has excellent ground manners and is extremely easy to handle and well behaved.

Ljuf’s sire Kraftur was World-Champion in 5-Gait in 2007 and Reserve World-Champion in the most difficult tölt test “T1″ in 2009.

Stjarni

Chestnut gelding with star

Born: 2002 in Canada

Height: 142 cm

Sire: First Prize Stallion Hrókur frá Stærribæ

Dam: Röskva frá Keldudal (Hrafn frá Holtsmula daughter)

Stjarni is a tall and handsome horse - friendly and easy to handle. Since the fall of 2006 Stjarni has been ridden regularly during April - November each year. He has been enjoyed in lessons, on trail rides, and day tours by various riders. His gaits are well established. Stjarni has the talents to be ridden 5-gaited but his pace is not trained. However it would be easy to do.

Stjarni has participated very successfully in Icelandic Horse shows in Ontario and represented the Icelandic Horse at demonstrations and exhibitions.

Sprettur

Black gelding with four white feet

Born: 2002 in Canada

Height: 136 cm

Sire: Fengur frá Hellulandi

Dam: Pukra vom Wiesenhof

Sprettur was started under saddle in the fall of 2006 and has been ridden regularly during April - November each year. He has gained a lot of experience participating in riding lessons, trail rides, and day tours being ridden by riders of different levels. Sprettur is a great tölter with good endurance.

He has been shown successfully at Icelandic Horse competitions in Ontario.

Randver

Black gelding with big white star

Born: 2005 in Canada

Height: 136 cm

Sire: First Prize Stallion Náttfari vom Wiesenhof

Dam: Snælda frá Oddstödum

Randver is a friendly, people-loving guy. He has been started under saddle in July 2009. Randver has been ridden on our oval track as well as on the trails and along side roads with company and on his own. He is showing walk, trot, tölt and canter clearly separated under saddle. All gaits are very smooth with good movements.

Randver is rather calm and confident. He will become a fantastic all-round family horse and should do well in competition.

Skolli frá Clear Lake Farm

Chestnut gelding

Born: 2005 in Canada

Height: 137 cm

Sire: Jonas vom Sandloh

Dam: Haganina frá Sunnuhvoli

Skolli has been started under saddle in July 2009. He proves to be very athletic, sure-footed, and extremely well balanced. He is ridden in walk, trot, tölt and canter on the track, out on the trails and along the side-roads mostly on his own. His great carriage and suppleness let him appear very elegant and light-footed.

Skolli is a spirited horse which likes to work and please his rider.

Biskup frá Clear Lake

Black gelding with few white hairs on forehead

Born: 2005

Height: 140 cm

Sire: First Prize Stallion Náttfari vom Wiesenhof

Dam: Tvista vom Sandloh (German bred mare out of First Prize parents)

Biskup has been started in spring 2009. He is an exceptionally promising horse with extremely good movements. Like the other youngsters Biskup has been ridden on the oval track, trails and along the road on his own and with company. He shows a very good walk, long stride elastic trot with a good moment of suspension and high front leg movement, and clear beat canter. His tölt is coming along nicely.

Biskup is on the way to become a grand competition horse with the ideal personality to be your pleasure horse as well.

Glofaxi frá Clear Lake Farm

Chestnut gelding

Born: 2006

Height: 145 cm

Sire: Jonas vom Sandloh

Dam: Elja frá Clear Lake Farm

Glofaxi is a handsome, tall youngster with excellent conformation. He was very easy to start and is now showing walk, trot, and canter under saddle. His tölt is coming along nicely as well. He is working hard to find the right balance with his long legs, and big and slender body.

Glofaxi is a very confident horse with a calm yet willing personality. He has been ridden mostly on his own on the track, the trails and along the side roads. Our 10 year old daughter Josephine loves to ride him.

Young horses:

Skvetta frá Clear Lake Farm

Bay mare

Born: 2006

Height: 138 cm

Sire: Jonas vom Sandloh

Dam: Vinka frá Clear Lake Farm (Náttfari vom Wiesenhof daughter)

Skvetta is a breed-typical, very beautiful young mare. She is elegant and very expressive with joy to move. Skvetta is showing a very good trot with long strides and suspension. Skvetta has received some ground work in order to prepare her for starting under saddle.

Gráma frá Clear Lake Farm

Grey mare

Born: 2007

Sire: First Prize Stallion Logi frá Skardi

Dam: Drifa frá Halldorsstodum

Gráma is a well-matured mare with unusual colouring. Throughout the year she will change from a dark dapple-grey over to a light shade of grey. Gráma has been handled for worming, trimming and vaccinations. She has been trailered a few times as well. Gráma is a promising daughter of the First Prize Stallion Logi frá Skarði. She is most likely 4-gaited and would be a nice addition to any herd as a future brood mare or riding horse.

Einar frá Clear Lake

Chestnut gelding with star and snip

Born: 2007

Sire: First Prize Stallion Logi frá Skardi

Dam: Ljuf (daughter of First Prize Stallion Kraftur frá Bringu)

Einar has inherited his mother’s superb character and temperament. He is extremely easy to handle, friendly, and respectful without being spooky or shy.

Einar was evaluated as a foal in 2007 with an overall score of 7.89. The FEIF International Breeding Judge Barbara Frische commented: “Breed typical foal with very good expression and head carriage, has shown promising trot with suspension, long strides and quite good speed, clear beat tölt in transitions.”