Having ridden mainly large Warmbloods, in 1984 I was introduced to Icelandic Horses for the first time. I never looked back and bought my first horse in the same year; the 5 year old Icelandic gelding Rólegur frá Jacobsstadir. In the years to come he was followed by several other geldings and a mare. I rode competitions, did trail riding, attended clinics from trainers like Walter Feldmann Junior, Bernd Vith, Reynir Aðalsteinson, Els van der Tas and Maaike Burggrafer to name a few.
I bred some foals out of the mare Ör frá Gufunési imported from Iceland. The horses became a part of my life and when we decided to move from the Netherlands to New Zealand, there was no doubt about bringing some Icelandic Horses with us. When finally moving to New Zealand in 2003, we imported the 5 year old gelding Biskup frá Wetsinghe and Þótti frá Wetsinghe, a one year old colt.

Skógarrönd LTD

We established a small company dedicated to the Icelandic Horse: Skógarrönd LTD. We promote this breed Down Under, breed with Icelandic Horses of excellent pedigrees on a small scale, sell quality Stübben saddles and bridles especially made for the Icelandic Horse: the Benni's Harmony range. We now also sell the book "Harmony" and DVDs "Starting Horses" and "Training" from the Icelandic master trainer Benni Líndal.

At Skógarrönd LTD we would like to share our passion for the Icelandic Horses; we are looking forward to meeting you!

With Warm Regards,

Jennie Boerema, June 2009