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 from Iceland imported mare Ör frá Gufunési. 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. 

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

To give the breeding of Icelandic Horses Down Under a boost with more new quality genes, in September 2007 Skógarrönd imported the mare Hugför frá Kopavógi. She is a grand-daughter to Hrafn frá Holtsmúla, one of the most famous stallions of Iceland. Last year we bred the first foal out of her and our own stallion Þótti; Áki fra Skógarrönd.

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

                                                             

Jennie on the stallion Þótti with Biskup as a hand horse, Karioitahi Beach June 2009