Eldhestar newsletter

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...

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,...

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...

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 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)...

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:...

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...

  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,...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...