The
2010 Landsmót will be held at the showgrounds at Vindheimamelar, Skagafjörður in North Iceland. Horsemanship is born into the people of Skagafjörður region and many of
Iceland’s most famous horsebreeding farms are located there.We attempt to give you an overview of Information on our website. Here n the left side you can find information on tickets, accomodation, how to get to Skagafjörður etc.
Information on Skagafjördur
The Official Travel Guide for Northwest Iceland is also a handful of useful information on the region.
The programme at the Landsmót is full and varied, and everyone should be able to find something of interest. There are various classes of competition ranging from the children’s class, with riders 13 years old and younger, up to the A and B classes, where top riders and horses display all the different gaits of the Icelandic horse.
Top-level breeding horses (mares and stallions) are also shown, and groups from breeding farms and the best tölt competition horses in the country. Other entertainment is also available in the form of music, dancing, singing and mixing with an international crowd of horse enthusiasts.
Landsmót - next place to heaven?
It is the middle of the night, but it is light as day. The sun refuses to set. It may hide for a moment behind a mountain or a hill, but then it swiftly returns and surrounds the night in mystical light. I sense an adventure. It’s been an amazing day. I feel like I’ve seen all the world’s greatest horses. The Icelandic horse is of course the most beautiful one. Tomorrow I am going to buy myself a filly. I am sure she will bring me luck. She will become one of the greatest and produce many great horses for me.
I step out of the tent and into the night – into adventure. Maybe I’ll meet old friends? Maybe new ones? Maybe I’ll find love? The music from the big white tent is carried in the breeze through the summer night. People sit outside their tents and caravans with a dim light from their gas cooker, chatting and singing! Almost everyone is a good singer. Horses bow their heads in little paddocks just by, content and safe. Where am I? This must be heaven!
