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22nd DECEMBER Gáttaþefur – Door slot sniffer

Tell us your story!

Did you experience a special moment with your horse, or did you already write a story about it?

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Mon, 22. December 2025 | advent and christmas
Das erste, was einem bei Gáttaþefur ins Auge fällt, ist seine lange Nase, mit der er hervorragend riechen kann.  Gáttaþefur verlässt die Berge als elfter und hat sich all die Jahre, bei welcher Witterung auch immer, nie verlaufen, denn auf seine Nase konnte er sich hundertprozentig verlassen. Neben dieser  Spürnase, die zu Recht mit der […]

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19th DECEMBER Skyrgámur – Curd-Greed

Der sportliche, freundliche Skyrgámur verlässt die Berge als achter, genau vier Tage nach seinem Bruder Stúfur. Unter allen seinen Brüdern hat er das engste Verhältnis zu

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Working with problem horses

Hekla already told us a few interesting stories of her life with horses. She was always especially interested in horses that were difficult to handle and the associated question: How did this horse develop into a problem horse and more importantly: How can this be changed? One requirement is particularly

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Background Knowledge

Some of our hestasaga stories include information concerning the different subject areas. You can find them here, in the category of background knowledge where they are listed in alphabetical order. Maybe, you have your own interesting topic from the (Icelandic horse-) world that might also spark another person’s interest? It does not always have to be a complete story. Feel free to send us your input and it will be published in this category.
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TELL US YOUR STORY

Did you experience something special with your horse? Something strange, exciting, moving or even sad? Did you write a fairytale or maybe an adventure story?

Is a story of yours ready to be read and just waiting for someone to pick it up and start reading? Share it with us!
Or does your story only exist in your memories and you struggle to find the right words to write it down? In this case you can just tell us your story and we will write it down for you.
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