Hallkelsstaðahlíð is located in Snæfellsnes, West Iceland, one of the country's most beautiful areas. Close by are the famous Löngufjörur beaches where it is very popular to ride and truly enjoy the qualities of the Icelandic Horse. At our farm we breed horses and sheep as well as running a professional training facility. About us:
Our family consists of four people; Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, Skúli Láru
s Skúlason, Guðmundur Margeir Skúlason, Brá Atladóttir
Sigrún has been involved with horses all her life as a trainer and farmer and was the chairman of Félag Tamningamanna (The Trainers Association of Iceland) for six years. She has been very active in the horse business, sat on the board of the National Association of Riding Clubs for many years, was the chairman of her local riding club Snæfellingur and is now a member of the official horse breeding council of Iceland (Fagráð í hrossarækt). Sigrún is also an active national judge in both gaedingakeppni and sports competitions. He has worked full time as a trainer and farmer since 1993, although his building skills have come in handy every now and then, especially when we built a new house in 2000. Besides that he has fixed up the stables and barns and it certainly is handy to have a builder on site when needed. Guðmundur Margeir, nicknamed Mummi, is graduated riding instructor and horse trainer from Hólar University College. He was brought up with horses and training. Before he went to Hólar he studied to be a carpenter like his father which is a good trade to know alongside being a horseman. Mummi has been an active sports competitor since he was a child, both in track and field as well as equestrian sports and he is a licensed judge for Icelandic Horse Sports competitions. We all work as farmers and trainers at the farm and we also often employ young people from around the world. Many of them have gone on to study at the Equestrian Department at Hólar and have become professional horsemen and it is a pleasure for us to have been able to help them gain valuable experience before furthering their education. So far, we have had people from nine different countries working for us. Our services:
We offer various services for you and your horse. We run a training facility and pride ourselves in good work with many of our clients returning year after year. We sell horses and our goal is always to find a perfect match of horse and rider whatever your needs may be. We also breed horses; have stallions at standing at stud and offer many other services involving horses. Just contact us and we´ll see if we can´t help. Mummi are keeping riding courses in Sweden, Denmark and US. He offer both private lessons, group lessons and courses. Our facilities:
Our stable holds 40 horses as well as foals and youngsters. We have an indoor training area and an outdoor arena and a round-pen to train in. All around us there are great riding trails and in the winter we can sometimes ride on ice for days when the lake is frozen. Our location:
Hallkelsstaðahíð stands by lake Hlíðarvatn in the Hnappadalur valley in West Iceland, about 120 km from Reykjavík, Iceland´s capitol city. Please feel free to contact us if we can be of any assistance. We always have a selection of well trained horses for sale as well as promising youngsters and breeding stock. If you have any questions send us an e-mail or give us a call.
