Søren Madsen from Denmark riding Hárekur frá Hákoti age 13 set a new world record for flying pace (P1) of 31.49 seconds at 250 meters at the Icelandic horse World Championships. This was .1 second faster than the previous record. A few moments later Guðmundur Einarsson rode Sproti frá Sjávarbog [IS199715724] to reach the same time. Sproti is 18 years old, or one year younger than my horse Blessi.
The gold medal went to Einarsoon and Sproti.
Gotta love the long term usability of those Icelandics. Imagine an 18-year old horse setting a world record?
For more information, you can go to FEIF http://www.feif.org/Service/News/NewsItem.aspx?newsid=01135
Here's the video of Madsen and Harekur's winning ride.
As a little girl, I always wanted a pony for Christmas. Santa never brought me a pony. So in my late 40s, I started taking horseback riding lessons. When I turned 50, I got my first horse, an Icelandic named Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal). Little did I know how much fun life with an Icelandic was going to be. Blessi has a unique perspective on life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoy Blessi. And you will probably read about my cats from time to time.
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