Icelandic Mares
(Mares of other breeds can be found here)
Léna frá Frostur
Breed: Icelandic
Breeder: Regina Walker
Color: Chestnut Tovero (ee AA nT nO)
Age: 2
Training: -
Pedigree: Árvakur frá Frostur x Ljóskolla frá Frostur
She’s a lot of sweet with a little bit of spicy. Her unique markings and fiery personality could make her an excellent sport horse.
Elsa frá Frostur
Breed: Icelandic
Breeder: Regina Walker
Color: Smoky Black (Ee aa nCr)
Age: 2
Training: -
Pedigree: Adelsteinn frá Frostur x Embla frá Frostur
This smoky black can be feisty at times, but is generally a sweet girl. She could be a potential broodmare.
Breed: Icelandic
Breeder: Regina Walker
Color: Smoky Black (Ee aa nCr)
Age: 2
Training: -
Pedigree: Adelsteinn frá Frostur x Embla frá Frostur
This smoky black can be feisty at times, but is generally a sweet girl. She could be a potential broodmare.
Hrifla frá Baldurshaga
(ancient and unique)
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Ýruskjóttur (white speckled) (Ee/AA/DD/W21n)
Age: 5
Training: 5-gaited
Hrifla is a direct daughter of the famous Ellert frá Baldurshaga, the founder of the W21 allele, which is a Dominant White pattern and causes white speckles across the body, white legs and face and blue eyes. Much like Ófeigur frá Flugumýri he also passes on his Dun genes.
Hrifla is an extremely fun horse to ride and we are very lucky to even be allowed to buy her. Our plans will be to breed her once or twice (until we get another W21 foal) and to keep her as a competition mare.
(ancient and unique)
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Ýruskjóttur (white speckled) (Ee/AA/DD/W21n)
Age: 5
Training: 5-gaited
Hrifla is a direct daughter of the famous Ellert frá Baldurshaga, the founder of the W21 allele, which is a Dominant White pattern and causes white speckles across the body, white legs and face and blue eyes. Much like Ófeigur frá Flugumýri he also passes on his Dun genes.
Hrifla is an extremely fun horse to ride and we are very lucky to even be allowed to buy her. Our plans will be to breed her once or twice (until we get another W21 foal) and to keep her as a competition mare.
Jara van Skydragon Stables
(poetic word for "battle")
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Grullo (Ee/aa/DD)
Age: 5 (Gen T)
Training: n/a
Jara was one of the rescue horses that came from Belgium. Although abandoned, left tied to a tree, she did not loose her grace and trust towards humans. She is a very proud mare in good condition. She has not shown any lateral movements so far, but time will tell.
Snerpa of Stormhaven
(meaning "Energy")
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Black Splash (EE/aa/nSpl)
Age: 5 (Gen T)
Training: 4-Gait
Pedigree: Skugginn frá Tind X Thora frá Tind
Snerpa is a Diva through and through. She has spectacular action and carries herself proudly. She can be a bit nippy with other mares and demands perfection from her rider, or else she gets her own ideas of what to do. She has the pep and gaits ideal for competition.
(meaning "Energy")
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Black Splash (EE/aa/nSpl)
Age: 5 (Gen T)
Training: 4-Gait
Pedigree: Skugginn frá Tind X Thora frá Tind
Snerpa is a Diva through and through. She has spectacular action and carries herself proudly. She can be a bit nippy with other mares and demands perfection from her rider, or else she gets her own ideas of what to do. She has the pep and gaits ideal for competition.
Ísafold of Stormhaven
(meaning "Iceland")
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Chestnut Splash (ee/Aa/nZ/nSpl)
Age: 4 (Gen U)
Training: n/a
Pedigree: Álfur of Stormhaven X Embla of Stormhaven
Ísafold is a beautiful chestnut mare with crystal blue eyes. She has an endearing temperament and seems calm and gentle around humans. She is clearly a 5-gaited horse since she was pacing and tölting around the fields constantly as a foal.
(meaning "Iceland")
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Chestnut Splash (ee/Aa/nZ/nSpl)
Age: 4 (Gen U)
Training: n/a
Pedigree: Álfur of Stormhaven X Embla of Stormhaven
Ísafold is a beautiful chestnut mare with crystal blue eyes. She has an endearing temperament and seems calm and gentle around humans. She is clearly a 5-gaited horse since she was pacing and tölting around the fields constantly as a foal.
Skjálg of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Seal Bay (EE/Aa)
Age: 4 (Gen U)
Training: n/a
Pedigree: Gandur frá Hrafnhólu X Brún of Stormhaven
This mare was named Skjálg, a name for the moon, since she was born underneath the brightest moon we have ever seen. She is full of cuddles and loves coming up really close and burrowing her nose into ones clothes. She is already acute to pressure and will obediently move away when she is pushed. She is a small mare with a big heart (and mane).
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Seal Bay (EE/Aa)
Age: 4 (Gen U)
Training: n/a
Pedigree: Gandur frá Hrafnhólu X Brún of Stormhaven
This mare was named Skjálg, a name for the moon, since she was born underneath the brightest moon we have ever seen. She is full of cuddles and loves coming up really close and burrowing her nose into ones clothes. She is already acute to pressure and will obediently move away when she is pushed. She is a small mare with a big heart (and mane).
Sónata of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Silver Bay Dun (Ee/Aa/Dd/nZ)
Age: 6 (Gen S)
Pedigree: Ári of Stormhaven X Embla of Stormhaven
Bloodline: 3rd Generation
Sónata does not have a competition career ahead of her but she is sweet with a good, clear head. She is good to use when training other horses and fun to hack out on.
Skotta of Stormhaven
(meaning "Ghost")
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Black Splash
Age: 7 (Gen R)
Training: 4-Gait
Pedigree: Skugginn frá Tind X Lokka of Stormhaven
Skotta is a temperamental, sensitive mare which can make for a difficult combination at times. She is a star on the track and has high and wide movements. She looks awesome with her long, flowing mane in fast tempo tölt.
Léttstíg of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Color: Black Tovero (EE/aa/nT/nSpl)
Age: 6 (Gen S)
Training: 5-Gait
Pedigree: Álfur of Stormhaven X Thora frá Tind
Bloodline: 3rd Generation
Coming from two natural tölters, it came as a surprise that Léttstíg turned out to be a pace racer. She is an amazing 5 gaited horse, but her best gaits are clearly tölt and pace.
Atla of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 6 (Gen S)
Color: Buckskin (Ee/Aa/nCr/Gg)
Training: 4-Gait
Pedigree: Gandur frá Hrafnhólu X Lina áf Akur
Atla is an extremely easy horse to ride and handle, inheriting the sweet nature of both her parents. Because of her wide back and smooth gaits she is fun to ride bareback, which is a real treat for our students.
Óskadís of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 7 (Gen R)
Color: Blue Roan Splash (EE/aa/Rr/nSpl)
Training: 4-Gait, T2, Speed Racking
Pedigree: Skugginn frá Tind X Laufey frá Reykjavik
This mare took a while to train. She showed little willingness in the beginning. We changed her training program many times and gave her many breaks in between. Patience did pay off though, since she turned out to be a real rock star. She is the fastest tölter we have and even excels in T2. She just needed time to grow up.
Áma frá Tind
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 12 (Gen M)
Color: Chestnut Tobiano (ee/aa/nT)
Ability: 5-Gait
She is the 4th Tind horse to grace our stables. Áma was sold to us by Jenn Gaines. It did not take this mare long to settle into the herd. She is sweet and polite, with good social skills.
Ljósfara of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 8 (Gen Q)
Color: Red Dun (ee/Aa/Dd)
Ability: 5 Gait
Pedigree: Gandur frá Hrafnhólu X Dimmalimm von Asang
Progeny: Leira of Stormhaven
Ljósfara is a gentle, fine mare. She stayed in Yukon Valley for a few years where she was trained. She has some separation issues which tend to resurface now and then. But otherwise she is a reliable riding horse. She is no show horse, her gaits aren't good enough for that, but she is great as a lesson horse, for trekking or a patient mother.
Embla of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 7 (Gen R)
Color: Chestnut (ee/aa/nZ)
Ability: 5 - gait
Pedigree: Dálkur frá Hrepphólm (Park Pleasure State Champion) X Hrapa frá Nýrhestar
Progeny: Sónata of Stormhaven, Fála of Stormhaven, Ísafold of Stormhaven
Embla is a horse for experienced riders. She is sensitive and does not tolerate mixed signals from the rider. Otherwise she has a good conformation and nice gaits, which makes her suitable as broodmare.
Laufey frá Reykjavik
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 14 (Gen K)
Color: bay roan (Ee/ Aa/ Rn)
Ability: 5 - gait
Progeny: Valkyrja of Stormhaven, Mýsla of Stormhaven, Bleik of Stormhaven, Óskadís of Stormhaven, Ljósálfur of Stormhaven
Laufey is a temperamental, little thing with a lot of pep. She was used as broodmare for a few years, but is in her prime for an Icelandic (which is usually 13 - 16) and will join the competition scene. Her flying pace is ok, but not something we will focus on.
Lina áf Akur
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 10 (Gen O)
Color: Buckskin Tobiano (EE Aa nCr nT)
Ability: 5-gaited
Progeny: Sigauni áf Akur, Atla of Stormhaven, Darki of Stormhaven, Árvakur of Stormhaven
Lina is a horse with unique markings resembling a lightning flash across her back. This Danish bred mare is easy to handle and a great broodmare.
Brún of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 16 (Gen I)
Color: Seal Brown (Ee/Aa)
Ability: 5-gaited
Pedigree: Óðinn of Paragon (DF Regional Champion) X Pjatla of Stormhaven (DF State Champion)
Progeny: Merkúr of Stormhaven, Dorado SHF, Tróstan of Stormhaven, Kveikur of Stormhaven, Brynja of Stormhaven, Skjálg of Stormhaven
Brún is a laid back, patient mare, but not a push over. She is usually seen disciplining the ornery foals (even the ones that aren't hers). She is the head mare in our broodmare herd and an excellent one at that.
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 16 (Gen I)
Color: Seal Brown (Ee/Aa)
Ability: 5-gaited
Pedigree: Óðinn of Paragon (DF Regional Champion) X Pjatla of Stormhaven (DF State Champion)
Progeny: Merkúr of Stormhaven, Dorado SHF, Tróstan of Stormhaven, Kveikur of Stormhaven, Brynja of Stormhaven, Skjálg of Stormhaven
Brún is a laid back, patient mare, but not a push over. She is usually seen disciplining the ornery foals (even the ones that aren't hers). She is the head mare in our broodmare herd and an excellent one at that.
Thora frá Tind
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 18 (Gen G)
Color: (Smoky Black) Grey - EE/aa/nCr/Gg
Ability: 5 Gaited
Pedigree: Foundation
Progeny: Thedas frá Tind, Theodor frá Tind, Styrja of Stormhaven, Léttstíg of Stormhaven, Snerpa of Stormhaven, Heppni of Stormhaven
Thora was a gift from Ronja Knutsdotter. This beautiful Norwegian bred mare was used as broodmare on Stall Tind and had a short career in Show Jumping. Because of her sweet temperament and good foundation we decided to use her as brood, which we are happy about. She has given us many great foals.
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 18 (Gen G)
Color: (Smoky Black) Grey - EE/aa/nCr/Gg
Ability: 5 Gaited
Pedigree: Foundation
Progeny: Thedas frá Tind, Theodor frá Tind, Styrja of Stormhaven, Léttstíg of Stormhaven, Snerpa of Stormhaven, Heppni of Stormhaven
Thora was a gift from Ronja Knutsdotter. This beautiful Norwegian bred mare was used as broodmare on Stall Tind and had a short career in Show Jumping. Because of her sweet temperament and good foundation we decided to use her as brood, which we are happy about. She has given us many great foals.
Hrapa frá Nýrhestar
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 11 (Gen N)
Gender: Mare
Color: Flaxen Chestnut (Aa/ee/Ff)
Height: 14.1 hh
Although bred as a modern sport horse, this 5 gaited mare never had enough action for her trainers in Iceland and was sold to us. Hrapa is the type of horse that can go from sunrise to sunset. Her stamina and calm temperament made her an excellent Endurance Race horse, which she was trained for in Yukon Valley. After the Icelandics were sent back to Stormhaven Hrapa quickly became Aarons go-to girl and was eventually sold to him.
Glaðvaka frá Nýrhestar
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 12 (Gen M)
Gender: Mare
Color: Seal Bay
Glaðvaka comes from a long line of famous sport horses. She was imported from Iceland and is, true to her ancestors, a top notch competition horse. She excels in 5-gait and Flying Pace. Glaðvaka is the name for a lively mare which describes her well; she is not the horse for a leisurely Sunday afternoon ride and it is also no fun riding her in a group.
Anna tries not to do too much with her or else she becomes a ticking time bomb, but riding her on the track lets you know what peak performance is.
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 12 (Gen M)
Gender: Mare
Color: Seal Bay
Glaðvaka comes from a long line of famous sport horses. She was imported from Iceland and is, true to her ancestors, a top notch competition horse. She excels in 5-gait and Flying Pace. Glaðvaka is the name for a lively mare which describes her well; she is not the horse for a leisurely Sunday afternoon ride and it is also no fun riding her in a group.
Anna tries not to do too much with her or else she becomes a ticking time bomb, but riding her on the track lets you know what peak performance is.
Frostrós of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Gender: mare
Age: 10 (Gen O)
Color: Grey (Bay based)
Pedigree: Gandur frá Hrafnhólu x Dimmalimm von Asang
Named after the ice flower, this mare has however always gone by Frosta. Like most Gandur/Dimmi offspring she is attentive, brilliant and shows 5 distinct gaits. Because of her muscular frame and strong hind quarter she excels in Dressage. Both her parents were among the founding stock of Stormhaven and Anna's heart and soul. After the champion Gandur passed away and Dimmi retired, Frosta has become very special to Anna and the mare has a strong bond to her as well.
Breed: Icelandic
Gender: mare
Age: 10 (Gen O)
Color: Grey (Bay based)
Pedigree: Gandur frá Hrafnhólu x Dimmalimm von Asang
Named after the ice flower, this mare has however always gone by Frosta. Like most Gandur/Dimmi offspring she is attentive, brilliant and shows 5 distinct gaits. Because of her muscular frame and strong hind quarter she excels in Dressage. Both her parents were among the founding stock of Stormhaven and Anna's heart and soul. After the champion Gandur passed away and Dimmi retired, Frosta has become very special to Anna and the mare has a strong bond to her as well.
Gnípa frá Teitur
Breed: Icelandic Horse
Breeder: Rosa Kajo from Stall Teitur
Age: 4 (Gen U)
Color: Black Tobiano (Ee/aa/nT)
Training: Groundwork (4 Gait)
Pedigree: Hroki frá Teitur x Dimma frá Teitur
Gnípa is a calm, friendly mare from Northern Finland. She is out of Hroki, a beautiful stallion we have been following for a while now and are exited to have an offspring of. According to her breeder she's very calm and curious, fast to learn new things and a pleasure to work with.
Breed: Icelandic Horse
Breeder: Rosa Kajo from Stall Teitur
Age: 4 (Gen U)
Color: Black Tobiano (Ee/aa/nT)
Training: Groundwork (4 Gait)
Pedigree: Hroki frá Teitur x Dimma frá Teitur
Gnípa is a calm, friendly mare from Northern Finland. She is out of Hroki, a beautiful stallion we have been following for a while now and are exited to have an offspring of. According to her breeder she's very calm and curious, fast to learn new things and a pleasure to work with.
Skýla frá Teitur
Breed: Icelandic Horse
Breeder: Rosa Kajo from Stall Teitur
Age: 3 (Gen V)
Color: Blue Roan (Ee/aa/Rr)
Training: n/a (5 Gait)
Pedigree: Galdur från Granö X Lúpa frá Teitur
Skýla, a Finnish mare, is the progeny of talented and successful parents. Although a bit shy she will most likely inherit their spirited nature and hopefully their abilities as well.
Breed: Icelandic Horse
Breeder: Rosa Kajo from Stall Teitur
Age: 3 (Gen V)
Color: Blue Roan (Ee/aa/Rr)
Training: n/a (5 Gait)
Pedigree: Galdur från Granö X Lúpa frá Teitur
Skýla, a Finnish mare, is the progeny of talented and successful parents. Although a bit shy she will most likely inherit their spirited nature and hopefully their abilities as well.
Sóley frá Nýrhestar
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 11 (Gen N)
Color: Flaxen Chestnut Tobiano (ee/Aa/TT)
Skills: 5-gaited, A-Class Gæðingar
Pedigree: Ámur frá Brimnesi X Hekla frá Brimnesi
This beautiful mare with gorgeous markings comes from Gídeon's breeding stock in Iceland. Inheriting the willpower of her sire, a Landsmót champion and the sensibility of her dam this mare has the makings of a champion.
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 11 (Gen N)
Color: Flaxen Chestnut Tobiano (ee/Aa/TT)
Skills: 5-gaited, A-Class Gæðingar
Pedigree: Ámur frá Brimnesi X Hekla frá Brimnesi
This beautiful mare with gorgeous markings comes from Gídeon's breeding stock in Iceland. Inheriting the willpower of her sire, a Landsmót champion and the sensibility of her dam this mare has the makings of a champion.
Rún frá Nýrhestar
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 12 (Gen M)
Color: bay dun splash
Training: 4-Gait, B-Class Gæðingar, Tölt
This unique looking mare has had an exhausting past going through many hands full of ambitious riders asking too much of her, taking her from competition to competition. She was sold to us as "unrideable". We helped rehabilitate her, being very careful. Slowly but surely she found joy in working with the rider again and now even comes when you call her.
Rún frá Nýrhestar
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 12 (Gen M)
Color: bay dun splash
Training: 4-Gait, B-Class Gæðingar, Tölt
This unique looking mare has had an exhausting past going through many hands full of ambitious riders asking too much of her, taking her from competition to competition. She was sold to us as "unrideable". We helped rehabilitate her, being very careful. Slowly but surely she found joy in working with the rider again and now even comes when you call her.
Vík frá Reykjum
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 13 (Gen L)
Color: bay
Training: 5-Gait, A-Class Gæðingar, Pace Racer
Vík comes from a long line of Landsmót champions and has clearly inherited her ancestors talents. She has very high action and is extremely fast without being overly headstrong. A well worth investment from Iceland.
Skalfaxa of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 18 (Gen G)
Color: silver dapple (Ee/aa/nCr/nZ)
Training: Eventing Champion (retired)
Pedigree: Dálkur frá Hrepphólm x Rás frá Ytri
Skalfaxa is the second mare from Rás and Dálkur and looks just like her father. She is a bit of a hot head (like her daddy, as well) but steered in the right direction she is a talented athlete. She belonged to our Eventing team and like many colorful personalities she has her good days and bad, but the more experience she gathers the more settled she becomes (again, the spittin' image of her sire).
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 18 (Gen G)
Color: silver dapple (Ee/aa/nCr/nZ)
Training: Eventing Champion (retired)
Pedigree: Dálkur frá Hrepphólm x Rás frá Ytri
Skalfaxa is the second mare from Rás and Dálkur and looks just like her father. She is a bit of a hot head (like her daddy, as well) but steered in the right direction she is a talented athlete. She belonged to our Eventing team and like many colorful personalities she has her good days and bad, but the more experience she gathers the more settled she becomes (again, the spittin' image of her sire).
Valhalla of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 17 (Gen H)
Color: blue roan tobiano - coat made by Bonnie Black
Training: 4 - gait, Park Pleasure Champion
Valhalla is a lively, but sweet mare. She has spectacular gaits and high action. We bought her with the intentions of using her as broodmare, however she was so much fun to ride she never made it into the broodmare herd. She is retired from her Saddle Seat career, but is still ridden in Gaited- and Icelandic competitions. Valhalla is also extremely fun to hack out on, she will tölt for hours.
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 17 (Gen H)
Color: blue roan tobiano - coat made by Bonnie Black
Training: 4 - gait, Park Pleasure Champion
Valhalla is a lively, but sweet mare. She has spectacular gaits and high action. We bought her with the intentions of using her as broodmare, however she was so much fun to ride she never made it into the broodmare herd. She is retired from her Saddle Seat career, but is still ridden in Gaited- and Icelandic competitions. Valhalla is also extremely fun to hack out on, she will tölt for hours.
Gleði of Stormhaven
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 16 (Gen I)
Color: grullo
Training: Country Pleasure Champion, 5-Gait, Pace Racing
Pedigree: Ári of Stormhaven x Rás frá Ytri
Gledi is a friendly, little mare that has a lot of stamina. Her conformation and spirits make her an excellent flying pace mare. She's the first Ári-Offspring we decided to keep and are extremely happy with the results. She had a successful career in the Saddle Seat Association (Equus-Sims) and is used in 5-Gait and Pace Races.
Breed: Icelandic
Age: 16 (Gen I)
Color: grullo
Training: Country Pleasure Champion, 5-Gait, Pace Racing
Pedigree: Ári of Stormhaven x Rás frá Ytri
Gledi is a friendly, little mare that has a lot of stamina. Her conformation and spirits make her an excellent flying pace mare. She's the first Ári-Offspring we decided to keep and are extremely happy with the results. She had a successful career in the Saddle Seat Association (Equus-Sims) and is used in 5-Gait and Pace Races.