Clear Lake Farm Icelandic Horse Blog
Dagfari arrived well in Australia...
Posted in CLF News on November 22, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
Dagfari and his new owner Nele[caption id="attachment_71" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Here Dagfari on display in his new home country"][/caption]We 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...
Business as usual...
Posted in CLF News on November 22, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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,...
Visit horses for sale page...
Posted in CLF News on November 2, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
After the initial training of our youngster has ended we have updated our sales page. Please check out the new descriptions and pictures.
Updated sales page and other news...
Posted in CLF News on August 4, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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...
no news – good news ??...
Posted in CLF News on August 4, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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...
Addition to Calendar of Events: Introduc...
Posted in CLF News on May 25, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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...
Update on 2009 foals – new picture...
Posted in CLF 2009 Foals on April 29, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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!...
Protect your investment – register you...
Posted in Kordula's articles on April 26, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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...
What is BLUP?...
Posted in Kordula's articles on April 26, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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...
Breeding Icelandic Horses – a big resp...
Posted in Kordula's articles on April 26, 2009 by Kordula Reinhartz
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...