Breeding

The breeding at Þúfur is based on a strong foundation. Our emphasis is to breed horses that we enjoy riding and training, that have light, elastic movements and long strides.

Training

At Þúfur, we not only train our own horses but we also offer training of clients’ horses. Get in touch if you are interested in booking a spot for your horse.

Lessons

Mette Mannseth offers lessons and clinics, both at home and away. Mette is one of the most renowned riding instructors within the Icelandic horse community.

ÞÚFUR

Icelandic Horse Center

Þúfur is located in Skagafjörður, north of Iceland. The fjord is often called the cradle of Icelandic horsemanship as historically, the area has played a great part in the heritage and prestige of the Icelandic horse.

Þúfur was awarded Horsebreeders of the year in 2020 and Competition horsebreeders of the year in 2021, which are the most national esteemed prizes that breeders of the Icelandic horse can receive.

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ÞÚFUR´S HONORARY BREEDING HORSES

Grýla frá Þúfum

Grýla frá Þúfum

Breeding Mares, Honorary Horses

Happadís frá Stangarholti - Íslandsmót 2010

Happadís frá Stangarholti

Breeding Mares, Honorary Horses

Hróður frá Refsstöðum

Hróður frá Refsstöðum

Honorary Horses, Stallions

Kyrrð frá Stangarholti

Breeding Mares, Honorary Horses

Lýsing frá Þúfum

Lýsing frá Þúfum

Breeding Mares, Honorary Horses

Píla frá Syðra-Garðshorni og Mette á LM 2008

Píla frá Syðra-Garðshorni

Breeding Mares, Honorary Horses

Trymbill frá Stóra-Ási

Honorary Horses, Stallions

Latest news

Þúfur awarded as the “Breeding farm of the year in Skagafjörður”

Skagafjörður’s Horse Breeding Association (HSS) threw a prize ceremony on December 13th. Prizes were awarded [...]

Landsmót 2022

Twelve horses from Þúfur were represented at Landsmót Hestamanna 2022. Allt of them qualified as [...]

Mette the winner of the KS Champion league 3rd year in a row

With the last tournament of the KS Champion league in the North being over, Mette [...]

Kalsi frá Þúfum

Þúfur awarded as the “Competition breeding farm of the year” 2021

Landsamband hestamannafélaga (LH) awarded Þúfur as the competition breeding farm of the year 2021. We [...]

Logi frá Þúfum

6 horses from Þúfur shown in breeding shows 2021

6 horses from Þúfur were shown in breeding shows in 2021, all of them 5 [...]

Kalsi frá Þúfum, winner of Fjórðungsmót 2021

Kalsi frá Þúfum, winner of A-flokkur at Fjórðungsmót 2021

Kalsi frá Þúfum and Mette showed their best at Fjórðundsmót 2021 and won the A-finals [...]

Blundur frá Þúfum 2021

Blundur and List both in A-finals in B-flokkur at Fjórðungsmót 2021

The siblings, Blundur and List were both in A-finals at Fjórðungsmót in Borgarnes. Blundur won [...]

Skálmöld frá Þúfum

Skálmöld frá Þúfum the winner of Gæðingafimi at the Icelandic Championships

Skálmöld frá Þúfum and Mette were the winners of Gæðingafimi, a new dicipline to be [...]

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Competition season for team Þúfur 2023 First com

Competition season for team Þúfur 2023
First competition was Gæðingalist in the end of February. Kalsi frá Þúfum and Mette came 2nd with a good mark.
Hannibal frá Þúfum, the highest judged fourgaited stallion in Iceland made his premiere in fourgait. He came, saw and conquered. Perfect start on Hannibal’s competition carrier with up to 9 for walk and fast tölt. It was so easy for him, and by the way competing on FIZO shoing. He showed great cooperation, suppleness and balance in every moment. Lea Busch and Kaktus frá Þúfum came 3rd with an amazing trot and canter show.
Kalsi did a super job in fivegait, scoring the same as Þráinn in the finals but had to give up 1st position after seat placement from the judges.
Hannibal and Mette did it again in the Tölt competition, and won with 8,39 in the finals. That balance and that easiness...
Mette and Vivaldi frá Torfunesi also did great in the speedpace in Meistaradeild in south-Iceland with 2nd position amongst the fastes pacehorses in the world.
UMSS World-Ranking Mette won all oval track disciplines in addition to the 100m pace. Hannibal went on his first outside competition and was in pole position in Tölt and fourgait, and as Mette had also the runner up in Tölt, Hannibal only took part in the fourgait final and won by very good margin and 7,90. Lea and Kaktus did very good as usual, with 3rd place and 7,37. In the Tölt-finals Mette rode the runner up, Trymbills daughter Staka frá Hólum and won. This was Staka’s first Tölt-competition, and with 7,50 in preliminaries and 7,83 in the finals we must say that she was off to a good start.
Kalsi is so sure and confident in 5-gait and knows his job so the finals are like “a dance on roses”. He won, and over some of Iceland’s best five gaiters, receiving up to 9 for pace. Kalsi also came 3rd in the pace test.
Blundur did he’s thing and won the T2, tölt on loose reins. Can´t believe how good this horse is.
To the Icelandic championship we went with Blundur, Kalsi, Staka, Kaktus and Vivaldi. Hannibal already left for summer job with the mares. They all did great. Kalsi ended 9th, Blundur 5th and Vivaldi 5th withe personal best 7.39 in 100m pace.

It was so fun to see this young rider trying Tím

It was so fun to see this young rider trying Tími out. What a fun canterplay they did!
Timi is a six year old stallion
M: List frá Þúfum
F: Hróður frá Refsstöðum

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#ridingarena #greenhorsetraining #positiveexpectat

#ridingarena #greenhorsetraining #positiveexpectations

Hróður frá Refsstöðum, 28 years old, expectin

Hróður frá Refsstöðum, 28 years old, expecting at least 8 foals next spring. Had a lovely summer.
#hróðurfrárefsstöðum #icelendicstallion #longivity

For sale: Atorka frá Melstað, 5 years, trained

For sale:
Atorka frá Melstað, 5 years, trained about 5 months.

Grímar frá Þúfum, 5 years old
F: Sólon frá Þúfum
Con: 8,0 - 8,5 - 8,5 - 8,5 - 8,0 - 8,0 - 8,5 - 9,0 = 8,41
Ride: 8,5 - 8,5 - 6,5 - 8,5 - 8,0 - 9,0 - 8,5 - 9,5 = 8,31
Slow tölt: 8,5
Total: 8,34
#sólonfráþúfum #þúfur #slowtölt #icelandicstallion

5 year old, 1st price FIZO 🥇 Competition V1, T

5 year old, 1st price FIZO 🥇
Competition V1, T1 and breeding prospect.🎉
F: Sólon frá Þúfum(8.90)🥇
Con: 8,0 - 8,5 - 8,5 - 8,5 - 8,0 - 8,5 - 8,0 - 8,0 = 8,32
Ride: 8,5 - 8,5 - 5,0 - 8,5 - 9,0 - 8,5 - 8,5 - 8,5 = 7,99
Slow tölt: 8,0
Total: 8,11

#firstpricemare #icelandichorseforsale #fizo #sólonfráþúfum #mettemannseth #þúfur #melstaður

#strengurfrathufum #breedingshow #icelandichorse #

#strengurfrathufum
#breedingshow
#icelandichorse
#þúfur
#þúfum
#thufuricelandichorsecenter
#sólonfráþúfum
#strengurfráþúfum
#trymbillfrástóraási
#horsesoficeland

Grýla frá Þúfum Recived honorary price for of

Grýla frá Þúfum
Recived honorary price for offspring only 14 years old.
F: @alfurfraselfossi
M: Lygna frá Stangarholti
Foal is baypinto colt sired bý Kjuði frá @dyrfinnustadir

Stefnir frá Þúfum, 2years old, meeting mares fo

Stefnir frá Þúfum, 2years old, meeting mares for the first time🥰🤗🤗🤗😍
F: Hróður frá Refsstöðum 🏆
M: Grýla frá Þúfum 🏆
Fullbrother of Gríður frá Þúfum (A.e. 8.38 , rideabilities without pace 9.04)

Syrpa frá Þúfum, born 2021 M: Harpa frá Þúfu

Syrpa frá Þúfum, born 2021
M: Harpa frá Þúfum
F: Hannibal frá Þúfum

Filly born 2021 M: Lýsing frá Þúfum (honorary

Filly born 2021
M: Lýsing frá Þúfum (honorary price)
F: Hannibal frá Þúfum

Hróður fyljar enn, en mun einungis taka ámóti

Hróður fyljar enn, en mun einungis taka ámóti takmarkað magn af hryssum. Hesturinn er 28 vetra gamall og viljum við einungis halda undir hann rólegar, þjálar hryssur á besta aldri.

Hróður is still fertile, and wil cover a limited amount of mares. He is now 28 years old and will only recive calm and well handable fertile

#hróðurfrárefsstöðum

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