Horses moved into the new stable!

Our newly built, spacious stable is finally ready for the horses – just in time for the winter training season. We now have space for 60 horses in boxes for two, and a separate area for farriers.

New Stable

Winter has been rather tranquil and mild so far, so good progress is being made in the building of our new stable. The new, spacious part for 20 horses will soon be ready!

New look of the lobby area

The lobby area at Hotel Eldhestar, which was expanded last spring, got newly furnished with Icelandic design just in time for Christmas. We are very pleased to be able to offer our guests such a spacious, cozy sitting area!

New look of lobby area

The lobby area at Hotel Eldhestar, which was expanded last spring, got newly furnished with Icelandic design just in time for Christmas. We are very pleased to be able to offer our guests such a spacious, cozy sitting area!

Youngsters completed basic training

Our youngsters born in 2013 recently completed their basic training, a group of promising mares and geldings who are eager to learn. They spent about 8 weeks at the farm and have now returned to our herd, happy to meet with their friends for another year of playing in the freedom of large meadows.  This allows our […]

Hvanneyri Agricultural School – 60th Anniversary

In the last century, the Agricultural School of Hvanneyri was the largest and most well-renowned agricultural school in Iceland. It attracted students from all over the country. For many students, the highlight of the year was the competition in breaking in and training young horses which took place in spring. This competition is called “Skeifukeppni”. […]

New Brochure 2017

Eldhestars new brochure  for 2017 can now be downloaded, please click here! For summer 2017, we have added our new Combo Tour, “Bike & Ride” (tour 4a).  This tour will be operated in cooperation with our partner “Reykjavik Bike Tours” located at the old harbor in Reykjavik, who welcomes our guests in the morning for a Classic Reykjavik […]

New stable and autumn life

Our farm Vellir has changed a bit within the last years, and certainly a lot since the beginning of Eldhestar in 1986! Since 2008, we have added a new stable, the guesthouse, the riding hall, the new part of the restaurant and 10 new rooms. In the first week of September, the constructors arrived again, but […]

Tour dates summer 2017

The dates for all our multi-day tours in summer 2017 are now online! You find the dates on the tour pages for  Shorter Tours (3-5 days), Longer Tours (5-7 days) and Wilderness Tours (6 days). For further information and booking please send us an e-mail.      

Some 6-7 day-tours open for booking again!

Are you spontaneous and still looking for an adventure this summer? We got a few spots released on our most popular tours, so the following departures are now available again: Tour 19 Wilderness tour Sprengisandur, 6 days riding starting on July 6 (2 spots), see detailed description here. Longer Tour 14 Golden Highlights of the […]

Hot spring in Reykjadalur causes itinerary changes

Living and travelling in Iceland means being regularly reminded of the forces of nature. The valley Reykjadalur is well known for geothermal activity and bathing in the warm stream is one of the highlights on many of our tours. Several hot springs are located next to the riding trail, and some of them are slowly expanding. One […]

Eldhestar Local 2016

  The third Eldhestar Local staff competition took place in our riding hall on Saturday, April 23. This year we had 20 riders participating, many of them with new horses, some bought by Eldhestar and some owned by our staff members. Each rider had to show a full loop in slow tölt, followed by a […]

Spring at Eldhestar

Spring has officially arrived in Iceland with the first golden plover, the bird marking the end of winter, spotted about two weeks ago, a bit late this year. This time when the birds return into awaking nature, causing the only, very welcome noise on the quiet,  bright evenings is very special and great for riding along […]

Járningarnámskeið / Horseshoeing Clinic 25./26.03.2017

Járningarnámskeið verður haldið dagana 5 og 6. mars að Völlum í Ölfusi í reiðhöll Eldhesta. The Horseshoeing clinic will take place in Eldhestar’s riding hall at Vellir in Ölfus. Instructor will be Daniel Van Der Blij, teaching language English. Please contact us for further informaion! Hvort námskeið stendur yfir í einn dag. Kennari verður Daniel Van […]

January Impressions

January Impressions While days are getting longer quickly and half of the winter is already over it is quite busy at Eldhestar, with many day visitors, guests on tour packages and  groups of horses arriving and leaving for vacation. South Iceland has been covered with a white blanket of snow for most of the winter with beautiful […]

Winter Riding Course – New program 3 or 5 days

In October and November three of our popular winter riding courses took place at Eldhestar. Participants had a great time with lessons in the spacious, bright riding hall and during rides in the beautiful scenery surrounding our farm.  Considering some valuable feedback and inquiries regarding riding courses we have decided to offer the Winter Riding Course not only as a […]

Construction Progress & Christmas Preparations

Construction Progress & Christmas Preparations Only about two months ago we started with construction work, now the wooden structure is already finished and the walls are up. The roof will follow soon, hopefully before the first heavy snow. In May 2016, the new part of Hotel Eldhestar will be opened with 10 more comfortable rooms. Right now the […]

Training of Young Horses

Training of Young Horses Every spring some foals are born at our farm Vellir, and in September we take the young horses into the stable for their basic training. They are trained for about 6 weeks before they get to spend another year in freedom with the large herd. Ida has been training Hilmar, Sónata, […]

New Brochure 2016

Eldhestars new brochure  for 2016 can now be downloaded on the website, please click here! In summer 2016 we will offer a new day tour for experienced riders, Tour 6b Volcano Hengill & Hot Spring Valley. This tour is an extended version of the popular Hot Springs Tour Reykjadalur Valley, including more of the fascinating area […]

Summer has arrived with the first Long Tour

Summer has arrived with the first Long Tour The long tour season has started with the first tour “Golden Highlights of the South” departing on June 7. The tour Volcano Hekla is going on at the moment and today the first highland tour Kjölur has left. It has become quite busy at our farm with […]

Tour Dates Summer 2016

The dates for our riding tours in summer 2016 are online! If you would like to start planning your riding vacation in Iceland year you find the dates on the here! The price list is here.    

Eldhestar Local Staff Competition

The second Eldhestar Local tölt staff competition took place in our riding hall on May 7th. This event which was held for the first time last year is a great opportunity for our staff to show their training horses and get some feedback from two judges.  Besides, it was a lot of fun to take part in […]