The first steps in handling and training young horses are very important since they build the foundation for all further training and establish the future relationship with the trainer in trust and...
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In the final part, Helga Una Björnsdóttir and Þoka frá Hamarsey perform speed changes on a loose rein and Helga reveals some of her best practice advices in the general training of horses for T2. In...
Icelandic champions Helga Una Björnsdóttir and Þoka frá Hamarsey demonstrate what is most important when starting to teach a horse to tölt on a loose rein and show us preparational training for a T2...
Icelandic T2 champions Helga Una Björnsdóttir and Þoka frá Hamarsey demonstrate how to tölt on a loose rein and how to get there. In this first part, Helga Una talks about the important basics that...
Spend a moment with Jóhanna Margrét Snorradóttir who has been a Team Hrímnir rider for several years and is well known for her early success on the competition track.
Spend a short moment with Team Hrímnir rider Trausti Þór Guðmundsson to get to know him better!
Spend one moment with Team Hrímnir rider Arnar Bjarki Sigurðarson and get to know him exclusively in this short video!
In the last part of this mini- series, Sigvaldi Lárus Guðmundsson (FT riding teacher from Hólar University and head trainer at Kvistir) demonstrates flying pace runs in an open field and explains...
Balanced canter transitions are very important for good pace runs. The quality of the transition to canter before pace often decides the quality of the pace run. Learn in this video how FT riding...
In this mini-series on flying pace, you can follow Sigvaldi Lárus Guðmundsson through his training for PP1 pace test with his mare Rósa frá Skógskoti. The first part is about the correct warm-up and...
The last part of this mini-series with FT master trainer Þórarinn Eymundsson is about increasing the energy level when training is going well and the importance of cooling down the horse in the end...
In this part, Þórarinn Eymundsson (FT Master trainer and teacher at Hólar University) demonstrates one of his favorite exercises which is called “Að kasta toppi” in Icelandic or...
Þórarinn Eymundsson (FT Master trainer and teacher at Hólar University) trains Þrá frá Prestsbæ with the Icelandic curb bit in an open space outdoors. This part is about warming-up from the ground...
In the last episode of this mini- series on basics in mental training for riders, Hinrik Þór Sigurðsson (FT riding teacher and mental coach) talks about choosing a goal for our training and setting a...
“Where your focus goes, your energy flows”, Hinrik Þór Sigurðsson (FT riding teacher and mental coach) reminds us. Every thought that goes through our mind affects our body language and...
We all have an inner voice or “key master” in our head that talks to us and controls how we perform in certain situations. In this episode on mental training, Hinrik Þór Sigurðsson (FT...
In the third part of the mini-series, Hinrik Þór Sigurðsson talks about affirmations and how our inner voice affects our life and daily training. He explains why we should eliminate the word...
In the second part of the series on mental training with Hinrik Þór Sigurðsson (FT Riding instructor from Hólar University and mental coach) he talks about how to get the best out of your daily...
Hinrik Þór Sigurðsson (FT Riding teacher from Hólar University, personal coach) talks about the importance of mental training for riders and to develop mental skills just as training any other muscle...
The third part of this mini-series with Jóhanna Margrét Snorradóttir (B.Sc. in Riding and Riding Instructions from Hólar University) is about keeping the horse calm on the way home. Jóhanna Margrét...
