All events are subject to change - please check for updates on this page.
for details contact Ellen Parker, avalonicelandics@gmail.com, 952-454-8967
Not a Flugnir sponsored event
For details contact virginia@harmonyicelandics.com
For details contact maggie@lettleikiicelandics.com
5/11/2024 Kickoff - 2 lessons, auditing, lunch, goal setting activity, group obstacle clinic, and practice time on obstacles
6/8/2023 includes Safe and sound Saddle Fit
7/20/2024 includes chiropractor Dr. Hal Brown
8/17-18/2024 Clinic with Carrie from Taktur Icelandics
9/14/2024 includes Yoga for riders
For details contact Katie Livingood of Illuminated Equestrian
katie@illuminatedequestrian.com
920-279-8277
2024 dates for the 42nd Minnesota Horse expo are Friday through Sunday, April 26-28
Friday April 26- 8:30am-9:00pm
Saturday April 27 8:30am-9:00pm
Friday April 28- 10:00am-5:00pm
We hope to see all our friends and fellow Icelandic Horse lovers again at Expo this year!
All our participants are members volunteering their time, and we welcome anyone who wants to join in and help out. It is a great way to get to know other members and gain knowledge about Icelandics. We also feed you lots of snacks!
If you are a member and would like to volunteer to help, even if only for a few hours, please let us know through a message, or email flugnir@gamil.com.
Volunteers participate in activities like helping unload horses and equipment, and put up decorations, on Thursday before Expo, tearing down and loading up on Sunday, sweeping, making sure horses have hay, water, and clean stalls, and escorting horses and riders to their performances.
You can become a member at www.flugnir.org, or in person at Expo.
Winter Warm-up at the new St. Croix Saddlery location!
There is a banquet room so we can resume our potluck tradition.
More details to follow, but please save the date.
We would love to see you!
We are so excited to announce that Flugnirkeppni is back and stronger than ever. Our highly experienced International Sport judge is flying in early to provide some fun educational experiences applicable to both new competitors and experienced riders on Friday, June 10. On Saturday and Sunday we are offering the full schedule of regular classes in addition to dressage, obstacle course, futurity, and instructional classes. Sanction pending.
Flugnirkeppni 2022 will be held June 11 - 12 at Tolthaven Icelandics in Pelican Rapids, MN. This will be a USIHC sanctioned show and part of the Eastern Regional Icelandic Horse Championship. The event promises beautiful horses and talented riders. Please bring your horse and participate in classes, or just come to spectate, socialize, and cheer on your friends! In conjunction with the event, we will may also have our Flugnir Annual Meeting, where Flugnir members can share their ideas for the club with other members and the Board of Directors.
Dates are subject to change. Membership required for participation.
Questions about the show? Click to contact Kydee Sheetz via email.
Stall and paddock reservations: Single stalls are $25/night and include a bag of shavings. Paddocks are $20/ night. Shavings are $7 a bag. To reserve either, please click to email Susy Oliver.
Registration /|\ Saturday Showbill /|\ Sunday Showbill
Glacier Icelandics is hosting a clinic with Carrie Brandt May 7-8, 2022. Many of you know Carrie from Icelandic horse competitions or clinics. Carrie began working with Icelandic horses under the mentorship of Gudmar Petursson. In 2013, Carrie graduated from Holar University with a Bachelor of Science and as a certified FT Trainer and Instructor. She is ranked as one of the highest riders in the United States Icelandic Horse Congress National Ranking for Five Gait (F1) and Loose Rein Tolt (T2). She has qualified multiple times for the United States Icelandic Horse World Championships.
For more on Carrie please see Taktur Team — Taktur Icelandics
This clinic will be offering liberty training if participants are interested. Liberty is working with your horse loose. This helps build your relationship, patience, trust and a shared sense of presence with your horse. This also can help working with your horse in the saddle by succeeding into bridleless riding.
The clinic will be offering private lessons and a demonstration of liberty training.
If you would like to attend this clinic, please complete the attached registration form. It is a great learning experience for you and your horse.
For more details, send email to Lori Cretney.
The 2022 Minnesota Horse Expo is Thursday, April 14 through Saturday, April 16. Come check out the Icelandic horses in our usual stall area in the horse barn, and watch the daily Parade of Breeds and the Icelandic Horse Demo.
Details and the schedules are available at the MN Horse Expo website.
Join others for a weekend of horseback riding and fun at Wild River State Park in Almelund, MN, just northwest of Taylors Falls.
Come for the weekend or for a day ride.
Potluck or bring your own dinner Saturday night at sight 19.
Anyone is welcome! Even other breeds!
If you want to learn about the Icelandic breed or ride one come join us!
April 28 is the first day to get reservations for that weekend. Visit the Minnesota State Parks reservation website to reserve a camping spot.
Contact Pam Hansen via PM or email for more info
Re-connect with other enthusiasts, horses and competition riding at our biggest event. Flugnirkeppni, to be held August 14th - 15th at Tolthaven Icelandics in Pelican Rapids, MN, is a USIHC sanctioned show and part of the Eastern Regional Icelandic Horse Championship. The event promises beautiful horses and talented riders. Please bring your horse and participate in classes, or just come to spectate, socialize, and cheer on your friends! In conjunction with the event, we will also have our Flugnir Annual Meeting, where Flugnir members can share their ideas for the club with other members and the Board of Directors.
Dates are subject to change. Membership required for participation. More details coming…
Minnesota Horse Expo is planning on the annual event in July of 2021. More info at the MNHORSEEXPO.org link.
Flugnir Icelandic Horse association is already planning to be part of the festivities. More details to come…
Plan for a weekend of riding and relaxing at Aslan’s Country Icelandics. Watch this listing for more details to come soon!
Join us Saturday, May 1 for a Flugnir picnic with fun, games and prizes. We’ll host the annual Flugnir membership meeting. This event is for Flugnir members and their in-person guest. The picnic will be noon until 3:00 PM. A possible rain date would be Sunday, May 2. Please bring a picnic dish to share, if you feel inclined.
Riders are invited to bring their horses for a morning of riding the trails around the farm property, provided the footing isn’t too wet. The barn requires negative Coggins paperwork to be reviewed before unloading, and a $10 fee for outside horses. All riders will need to sign a waiver for River Brink Stables.
Please email Flugnir to RSVP if you plan to ride and/or will attend the BYO picnic. Flugnir will provide bottled water and canned sparkling water, as well as some packaged snacks.
May 1 happens to be International Day of the Icelandic Horse as well, so be ready for pics and videos!
Looking for tack? Lots of options here for Western, English, and in sizes from Icelandic to draft horses. The swap will be rain or shine - hoping for shine!
If you wish to sell, send email to subphreeze@gmail.com. $10 fee to sell if not a current boarder at River Brink, $15 if you’d like a table provided.
River Brink is a fully operational farm and boarding facility, please respect horse and farm activities, and parking restrictions .Be prepared to load out by 4:30 PM Saturday. River Brink is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged property.
This is not a Flugnir sponsored event.
Join fellow Icelandic horse enthusiasts and others at a weekend horse camping event at Wild Rock Park in central Wisconsin. This park has easy to moderate trails, generally flat forest with challenging ‘rooty’ terrain, as well as gravel road riding.
When riding in Wild Rock Horse Trails a county trail pass must be purchased. Daily and season trail passes are available online, and at Wild Rock trail-head and the Clark County Forestry & Parks Office (715) 743-5140.
Individual Daily Pass$5, Individual Season Pass$25, Family Season Pass$50
Overnight camping is available with 27 campsites, sanitary dump station, potable water and electric and water service to many sites. Picket lines and manure bunkers are available for use within the campground. Reserve a campsite online at the Clark County website. A large day-riding parking lot is available at the campground.
The Neillsville Saddle Tramps and Circle T Saddle Club are 2 groups of dedicated and passionate horse people who schedule riding days and help maintain, promote, and enhance our horse trail network. New members are always encouraged to join the Neillsville Saddle Tramps riding club, please contact Bekke Barrette (Secretary) at (715) 743-4892 for more information.
This is a non-Flugnir event. All are welcome. Please RSVP on Flugnir Facebook. Contact Pam Hansen or Ellen Rose Parker for more information, and sign up for the Saturday evening potluck dinner.
Join fellow Icelandic horse enthusiasts and others at a weekend horse camping event at Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, Hay Creek Unit, near Red Wing, MN. This park has easy to moderate trails, gorgeous pine forested hills, and a nice trout river crossing. Hay Creek Valley Campground (not a state facility) offers electric and water hookups. Sites can be reserved in advance using the Haycreekvalley.com website. Day riding/rig parking is also available. You will need a Minnesota Equestrian Trail pass.
This is a non-Flugnir event. All are welcome. Please RSVP on Flugnir Facebook. Contact Pam Hansen or Ellen Rose Parker for more information, and sign up for the Saturday evening potluck dinner.
Join fellow Icelandic horse enthusiasts and others at a weekend horse camping event. Zumbro Bottoms is located in the beautiful bluff country of Southeast Minnesota, close to the Mississippi River in the Theilman, Plainview, Kellogg area. It is a 4000+ acre multi-use state forest area with the Zumbro River flowing through it. It is part of the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. There are three horse camps giving access to 44+ miles of trails. From river bottoms to scenic overlooks, trails vary from wide and easy to narrow and challenging - something for everyone. Directions to the camps and maps of the trails are available at dnr.state.mn.us/state_forests. You will need a Minnesota Equestrian Trail pass, and your vehicle will need a valid Minnesota state park sticker.
This is a non-Flugnir event. All are welcome. Please RSVP on Flugnir Facebook. Contact Pam Hansen or Ellen Rose Parker for more information, and sign up for the Saturday evening potluck dinner.
Information for this posting is from the Equitrekking website.
Join fellow Icelandic horse enthusiasts and others at a weekend horse camping event. Wild River State Park has easy to moderate trails, gorgeous forest and river views, and electric hookups. Sites can be reserved in advance using the Minnesota State DNR reservations website. You will also need a Minnesota Equestrian Trail pass, and your vehicle will need a valid Minnesota state park sticker. Day riding/rig parking is also available.
This is a non-Flugnir event. All are welcome. Please RSVP on Flugnir Facebook. Contact Pam Hansen or Ellen Rose Parker for more information, and sign up for the Saturday evening potluck dinner.
Please contact Winterhorse Park via email for information.
The Minnesota Horse Expo has been cancelled for this year. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Additional information can be found at the Minnesota Horse Expo Website.
Contact Lori Cretney for more information. This is a non-Flugnir event.
Come join the members and friends of Flugnir Icelandic Horse Association of the Midwest for our annual Winter Warm Up Party in Roseville, MN!
We will have trivia and games with prizes. Bring your ideas to plan get-togethers and group riding activities in the 2020 season.
Pot Luck Dinner: Please plan to bring a side dish or dessert to share with the group. Main dishes will be provided by the Flugnir Board members.
We hope to see you for a fun evening of delicious food, great conversation, and warm fellowship. Games and prizes as well - bring your horse knowledge! Speakers at the party:
Sharon Sloper, Collective Harmony Healing Arts - Rider and Horse Body Mechanics
Kydee Sheetz - What is Horse Mastery? / Good Student (rider)
Susanna Loftness - Youth Cup, Rider Badging Program
The board is already working hard to plan camping, competitive and other events for the new year. We want to hear from you!
A reminder that the Winter Warm-up Party is open to all who may be interested in Icelandic horses and Flugnir. Feel free to invite others, with the suggestion that all bring something to pass, and ideas to share.
There has been a change of plans for our August Event. We think you might enjoy it and have even more fun than the show we had planned! Instead of holding a two day sanctioned show we are hosting a two day clinic with Carrie Lyons Brandt followed by a one day fun show judged by our own Deb Cook!
Dates of Clinic: August 23-24
Dates of Show: August 25
Location: Tolthaven Icelandics, Pelican Rapids, MN
Clinic Fee: $175/rider, $25/day auditing
Show Fees for Clinic Participants: group classes for no charge, individual classes $10/class
Show Fees for Non-Participants: group classes $10/class, individual classes $20/class
Come and learn from Carrie Lyons Brandt. She graduated from Hólar University in Iceland in 2013 and currently runs Taktur Icelandics with her partner Terral Hill. She strives to help riders have a more successful and harmonious relationship with their horse both on the trail and on the competition track.
We invite you to come and enjoy a great weekend of learning and fun in a low stress and encouraging environment! If you’d like to be in the clinic it is recommended that you register IMMEDIATELY, as participation is limited!
Contact for clinic registration: Kydee Sheetz at. acicelandics@yahoo.com
Contact for stall/paddock reservations and for info on hotels, camping, etc.: Susy Oliver at tolthavenranch@gmail.com
Minnesota is warming up and we're looking forward to hitting the track at Tolthaven Icelandics for the Flugnirgæðinga Sanctioned Sport Show! We hope you'll join us for the fun and the educational opportunities. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or are considering your first show, we welcome you!
Meetings & Educational Sessions
In addition to judging our sport show, our featured judge will be teaching several informational sessions for us. This is a great show for people new to showing as well as for experienced competitors. Classes for riders and horses of all levels will be offered! He is just as excited to introduce new riders to the fun and excitement of Icelandic competition as he is to accurately assess the progress of advanced riders.
Judge's meeting
Friday, 7:00pm
“Intro to Sport Showing & How to Choose Your Classes”
Friday, 7:30pm, following the judge's meeting
“Prepare to Perform”
Saturday pm after the show, time TBA
“Improving Your Performance”
Sunday pm after the show, time TBA
Lessons
Pre-Show: More information to follow
Post-Show: Our judge will be available Sunday afternoon after the show and all of Monday for private lessons and assessments of horses. For more information or to sign up for a lesson spot contact Kydee Sheetz at acicelandics@yahoo.com.
Arrival Times
Most people will be arriving Thursday and Friday, so let us know if you need earlier accommodations.
Food Options & Vendors
Friday evening (weather permitting): Bonfire hotdog roast (bring your own meat and something to share)
Saturday noon: Mexican food truck
Saturday evening: Group outing to local restaurant
Sunday noon: Hamburgers on the grill
Accommodations
Camping on the farm is free. Electric hookups are $15 for the weekend (limited number).
Pelican Motel (about 2 miles north) http://www.pelicanrapidsmotel.com
Fergus Falls (about 20 miles south, easy highway drive) Lots of choices to choose from.
Area lake resorts or Maplewood State Park cabins (15 minute drive)
Awards
Feather Award (amateur and professional divisions)
Given to the judge's choice for light, harmonious riding
Sponsored by Aslan's Country Icelandics
Top 4 and 5 gait combinations
Sponsored by Tolthaven Icelandics
Sponsorships
Please consider sponsoring a class to help offset the cost of the show. Sponsors will be announced during the show. We appreciate your consideration!
Stalls & Paddocks
Stalls: $25/night - required for stallions and then first-come first-serve (only 10 indoor stalls available)
Paddocks: $25/night - can hold up to 3 horses
Reserve online: http://tolthaven.com/stall-paddock-reservations
Please reserve by May 24, 2019 to help us plan.
Questions?
Please contact Susy Oliver at tolthavenranch@gmail.com or via her cell at 701-866-2550 with any questions. She would love to hear from you! Please share this show information with your regional club members and friends. Thanks!
Negative Coggins required before unloading your horse(s).
Show Forms:
Flugnir will be representing and showcasing the Icelandic Horse again this year at the annual Minnesota Horse Expo at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. We are very fortunate to have two professional Icelandic horse trainers & clinicians, Carrie Lyons-Brandt and Laura Benson, being featured at this year's Expo! This will be a groundbreaking year for our Icelandic horses, so be sure to attend! Join us as we show off the Icelandic horse at its very best for the parade of breeds, drill team performances, demonstrations and other equine learning sessions.
Additional event information can be found at the Minnesota Horse Expo Website. Clinician schedules, demonstrations, and lecture info can be found here, click the image for each speaker to view their bio and schedule.
We are always in need of friendly faces to assist with setup, stall decorations, manning the booth, and answering questions about our breed! If you're able to volunteer, even for just a few hours, please email flugnir@gmail.com.
Join us for a riding clinic with Carrie Lyons Brandt of Taktur Icelandics!
The Icelandic horse will be represented at Midwest Horse Fair 2019 in Madison, WI. Visit https://midwesthorsefair.com/ for additional event information.
Come join the members and friends of the Flugnir Icelandic Horse Association for our annual Winter Warm up Party in Roseville, MN! The event will include a pot luck dinner with the Flugnir Board of Directors supplying the evening's tasty main dishes. Please plan to bring a side dish or dessert to share with the group. Let’s get together for a fun evening of delicious food, great conversation, and warm fellowship. We hope to see you there!
Join friends for group trail riding at the Cooks' farm near Waseca, MN. Additional details regarding meeting time and place will be posted nearer to the date of the event.
*Please note that this event is privately hosted and is not sanctioned by Flugnir
