Online presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding

March 27 2021 | Breeding, General

Horses of Iceland will launch an ONLINE presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding on Tuesday, 30 March, at 6 pm UTC. The presentations are free of charge and open to all via Horses of Iceland’s Facebook page and will be in English.

The first presentation in a brand-new online series on Icelandic horse breeding will go live on 30 March. There will be four 40-minute presentations in total. They can be watched online with Facebook Live, or later, are free of charge and open to all.

The programme is as follows:

  • 30 March, 6 pm UTC: The beginning of breeding the Icelandic horses and first breeding consultants
  • 6 April, 6 pm UTC: Breeding consultants from 2000; changes, development, and breeding lines  
  • 13 April, 6 pm UTC: Modern breeding shows, procedures and purpose
  • 20 April, 6 pm UTC: Breeding goals, official and private – the foundation of the goals, importance of private preference and versatility

Each presentation will be approximately 40 minutes long and followed by Q&As.

The subjects will be presented in an informative and entertaining way by Herdís Reynisdóttir (Dísa), who is a riding instructor and experienced breeding judge.

Dísa is a riding instructor with a degree from Hólar University in Iceland. She has travelled to many different countries to give lessons and clinics, and also to judge in breeding shows – she worked as an international breeding judge for 17 years.

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