Haldane Icelandic Horses

26/08/2026

Heading off for a walk and so was the koala braving the young boys paddock.

05/08/2026

The USA Icelandic Horse Congress Magazine is an amazing online resource for everything Icelandic Horses.
Brilliant articles and free online for the older issues.
Below a nice article on the gaits of the Icelandic horse.
Amy 🌸

02/08/2026

The Mongol Derby is about to start again. Quite an impressive line up of Aussies and an Icelander.
The Mongol horses have always fascinated me. ( there is a lovely documentary by Julia Robert’s ) I’ve been following the race for years starting when some Icelandic horse trainers entered. Then realised how many Aussies do it each year.
Hope they have such a brilliant time pitting themselves against the Mongolian nature & their little steeds.

Hello, Derby fans. We meet again. At long last, the wait is over. It's been an agonisingly slow year since our 2025 Mongol Derby riders galloped across the finish line somewhere in the Mongolian wilds. But never fear: the Derby drought is almost over.

02/08/2026

When your young horses are super cute and just want to help with everything. Cuddles fencing cuddles. Golden girl Dafna … she’s looking for her forever family. More details over on Haldane Icelandic Horses website. 🌸❤️🌸

24/07/2026

Adam, Drakon and Titan - Icelandic colts, just doing what boys whom grow up in a herd do. It keeps them fit mentally and physically. We try to keep the boys together as long as possible but sometimes in “mating season” that doesn’t always work. Winter they’re usually quite fine again. Anyways this is what they were up to as I was driving past today checking on everyone!

24/07/2026

This is Blika and Saela born over 30 years ago in Denmark. They’ve been in Australia since 1996. Lovely to see the old ladies still have a bit of life left in them!

11/07/2026

Best week. Two awesome vet students hung out for the week. So we got some stuff done as well as hanging out with the horses! Haukur the stallion had his teeth done by the vet. Such a lightweight on the sedation 😂

Vet preg tested and YAY 4 confirmed preg. So crossing fingers 7 foals coming in summer 26/27

Training more horses - this is beautiful Seiður 4.5 yr old gelding starting his training to be a riding horse. So cute

I’ll let you guys caption that one 😂 stallion Solon with a sense of humour!

Baby Blesi - photo for his mums - he also had a go at free lunging in the round yard. ⭐️

Amy chatting to Hrima ❤️

On the tools! Lots of horses =lots of feet.

Taking some hoof photos for case studies. Interesting to compare photos over time to see if things are moving in a good direction

Back in the saddle - riding Morgundis - more info on her on our website. ❤️

They’re starting to lose their fluff! Solon the stallion enjoying the attention from the loveliest vet students ( Thankyou 🤗🤗)

10/07/2026

Today I did a thing…

I FINALLY got back on a horse and rode again. ❤️

And it felt like HOME and JOY all wrapped into one.

I’m not even sure how long it’s been—maybe five years or more since I last rode. Life has thrown us more than a few curveballs during that time, and riding was one of the things that got pushed aside.

Today I rode Morgundis, my little morning fairy. ✨

She’s been back in work and continuing her education with , after being beautifully started around 16 months ago by . She did such a wonderful job back then, and I’d fully intended to be back in the saddle soon after… but life had other plans.

At 52 years old, after several years out of the saddle, I felt incredibly rusty and a tad nervous.

But little Morgundis was an absolute superstar. She looked after me, putting up with me being less than perfect and reminded me just how much I love riding.

There’s something extra special about riding her because her mum, Laena, was my wonderfully sweet (and just a little bit spicy!) riding horse for many years. It felt like coming full circle.

Thank you, Storm, and thank you, Morgundis, for helping me find my way back to the saddle. 🌸

10/07/2026

Sometimes our horses look majestic but 90% of the time they are being sweet, goofy and curious. Much fun been had in the sun this week sharing space with the herd. This is Drakon one of our young colts/ possible stallion one day. He’s shaping up to be a lovely boy inside and out. Dam: Dreyra from Haldane Sire Kulur fra Haholti ( )

04/07/2026

Over the long weekend in June Shane & I headed to South Australia for the and to visit family. The festival was brilliant, not huge as it’s new but the vibe was friendly, fun and we had the most relaxing day. Some brilliantly dressed Vikings … me saying hello to

Grip competition with tartan muscle … that could become addictive.

running grip competition and doing amazing displays of strength during the day

Sampling mead to the sounds of Siobhan Owen.

Brilliant and scary

Viking village

Viking village at work

What started out as a friendly competition …

got VERY competitive. Don’t mess with Viking women.

Tartan muscle !

More brilliant strong men and women demos by tartan muscle … reminded me of the Caledonian games we went to as kids in Port Lincoln.

Evening stroll over at Granite island Victor Harbor ❤️