Helga Una Björnsdóttir
- Born 30.1.1990
- Trains and lives at Fákshólar in South Iceland
- Grew up on the farm Syðri-Reykjum í Miðfirði in Northwest Iceland
- B.Sc. in Riding and Teaching Riding from Hólar University (2018)
- Member of the Icelandic national team
- Showed the world champion of 2019 in the class of six years old stallions Spaði frá Barkarstöðum
- Icelandic champion in T2 with Þóka frá Hamarsey (2019)
- Icelandic champion in 100m pace with Besti frá Upphafi (2016)
- Set the world record with Sending frá Þórlákshöfn with the highest score 8.64 for four gaited horses (2015)
5 questions to Helga Una:
What is most important for you in training?
To take good care of the horse and to give it the time it needs in training.
What horse will you always remember?
This is very difficult to say for me, but I will never forget horses like Þórhildur frá Hamarsey, Sending frá Þorlákshöfn and Besti frá Upphafi.
Who is your biggest inspiration among other riders or teachers?
There are so many good riders that I admire for their talent but I think my boyfriend Jakob is the best 😊
What is your favourite dressage exercise?
I would say Shoulder-in. I use it a lot and it works very well most of the time.
