L\u00e1rus \u00c1stmar Hannesson var n\u00fdlega endurkj\u00f6rinn forma\u00f0ur Landssambands hestamannaf\u00e9laga. Hestamennska m\u00e6lti s\u00e9r m\u00f3t vi\u00f0 hann til \u00feess a\u00f0 spyrjast fyrir um hvernig hinn almenni hestama\u00f0ur kemur inn \u00ed starf Landssambandsins.<\/p>\n
L\u00e1rus telur st\u00f6\u00f0u hins almenna hestamanns vera pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega innan LH. Veri\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00ed stefnum\u00f3tun me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 auka n\u00fdli\u00f0un \u00ed hestamennsku. \u00dea\u00f0 verkefni \u00fearf a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gin og sk\u00f3lana og \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0snefnd og menntanefnd LH.<\/p>\n
\u201eVi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 n\u00e1, helst \u00ed gegnum rei\u00f0sk\u00f3la e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 sl\u00edkt, til krakka sem eru \u00e1hugasamir en hafa enga m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 komast af sta\u00f0 \u00ed hestamennsku vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafa enga tengingu inn \u00ed hestamannsku. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum einhvern veginn a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 br\u00faa \u00feetta bil.\u201c<\/p>\n
Hann segir a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1hugasamra krakka vera allt a\u00f0rar n\u00fa en \u00e1\u00f0ur var \u00feegar \u00feeir l\u00f6bbu\u00f0u bara upp \u00ed hesth\u00fas og fengu a\u00f0 vera \u00fear og fara \u00e1 bak hj\u00e1 einhverjum. N\u00fa er allt or\u00f0i\u00f0 meira m\u00e1l og sn\u00fdst meira um \u00e1byrg\u00f0, hver beri \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 barninu. Einnig vanti fleiri hesta sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 setja \u00f3vana krakka \u00e1.<\/p>\n
Lausn \u00e1 \u00feessu g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 endurvekja f\u00e9lagshesth\u00fas, sem hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gin reka og bj\u00f3\u00f0a b\u00f6rnum a\u00f0 hafa hesta e\u00f0a a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 hestum. Einnig \u00feekkist erlendis a\u00f0 tveir sameinist um einn hest, deili kostna\u00f0inum og skiptist \u00e1 a\u00f0 hafa hann \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1 daga og gefi honum fr\u00ed \u00ed einn. L\u00e1rus segist a\u00f0eins hafa heyrt um a\u00f0 \u00feetta fyrirkomulag s\u00e9 til h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa kr\u00f6kkunum a\u00f0 byrja,\u201c segir L\u00e1rus. \u201e\u00deau sem eru a\u00f0 byrja geta ekki ein bori\u00f0 \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 hesti. Auk \u00feess sem \u00feetta s\u00e9 d\u00fdrt, d\u00fdrara en \u00e1\u00f0ur var. Hesth\u00fas eru or\u00f0in d\u00fdrari og betri, hnakkar eru d\u00fdrir, undirbur\u00f0ur og eitt og anna\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er miki\u00f0 af \u00fe\u00e6gum hestum, en flestir \u00feeirra hafa veri\u00f0 seldir \u00ed hestaleigur og fer\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu. \u00deeir eru kannski nota\u00f0ir mest \u00e1 sumrin og \u00fearna g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 verkefni fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 veturna. \u00dea\u00f0 eru alls konar m\u00f6guleikar \u00ed \u00feessu. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 setja upp eitthvert m\u00f3del og hvetja hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gin til \u00feess a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 setja upp g\u00f3\u00f0a umgj\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00c1\u00f0ur fyrr var svol\u00edti\u00f0 um svona f\u00e9lagshesth\u00fas og einhver hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6g eru n\u00fa \u00feegar komin me\u00f0 starfsemi af \u00feessu tagi en \u00fea\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 finna \u00fdmsar lausnir. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 n\u00e1 ni\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0i til \u00feess a\u00f0 draga a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk.”<\/p>\n
L\u00e1rus telur a\u00f0 ekki s\u00e9 gott a\u00f0 of ungir krakkar taki \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 hesti og sinni hestamennsku. \u00c1hugasamir krakkar \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram \u00e1 rei\u00f0n\u00e1mskei\u00f0um og l\u00e6ra sm\u00e1m saman meira og meira og n\u00e1 l\u00edkamlegri getu. Um fermingaraldur \u00e6ttu \u00feau a\u00f0 geta teki\u00f0 meiri \u00e1byrg\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Fyrir fullor\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sem er n\u00fdbyrja\u00f0 \u00ed hestamennsku telur L\u00e1rus a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 skipti miklu m\u00e1li a\u00f0 var\u00f0veita \u00feessi grunn\u00e1mskei\u00f0 um stj\u00f3rnun, jafnv\u00e6gi og \u00e1setu \u00ed litlum h\u00f3pum og reyna a\u00f0 hafa \u00feau skemmtileg. \u00deannig f\u00e6r f\u00f3lk sj\u00e1lfstraust og traust \u00e1 hestinum. Bo\u00f0i\u00f0 er upp \u00e1 \u00fdmis n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 af \u00feessu tagi og gott ef f\u00f3lk l\u00e6rir stig af stigi. \u00dear nefnir hann Knapamerkin og Rei\u00f0manninn sem g\u00f3\u00f0a menntun fyrir hestamenn.<\/p>\n
\u201eMenntun er lykillinn inn \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0ina hj\u00e1 okkur hestam\u00f6nnum,\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201eMenntun er lykillinn inn \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0ina hj\u00e1 okkur hestam\u00f6nnum,\u201c segir hann. \u201e\u00cd \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum er f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 \u00e6fa \u00e1 s\u00ednum forsendum \u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num t\u00edmum. Vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1um \u00fdmislegt \u00ed hestamennskunni \u00e1 \u00feessum n\u00f3tum. \u00dea\u00f0 var t.d. gaman a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um 100 konur \u00far nokkrum hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gum sem \u00e6f\u00f0u hj\u00e1 T\u00f6ltgr\u00fappunni koma saman og s\u00fdna fl\u00f3kna munsturrei\u00f0 og hafa gaman. \u00de\u00e6r \u00e6f\u00f0u reglulega \u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num t\u00edmum, t.d. einu sinni \u00ed viku.\u201c<\/p>\n
L\u00e1rus vill einnig efla menntun \u00e1 h\u00e6rri sk\u00f3lastigum enda segir hann byltingu hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 \u00fatskrifa\u00f0ir tamningamenn og rei\u00f0kennarar fr\u00e1 H\u00f3lask\u00f3la hafi komi\u00f0 inn \u00e1 marka\u00f0inn. \u00c1 \u00feeim byggist svo menntun allra \u00ed hestamennskunni.<\/p>\n
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\u00dearf a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir brottfall<\/h3>\n
L\u00e1rus segir a\u00f0 allt \u00feurfi a\u00f0 gera til a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir brottfall \u00feeirra sem byrja \u00ed hestamennskunni. Mikilv\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk f\u00e1i ge\u00f0g\u00f3\u00f0a, gangg\u00f3\u00f0a rei\u00f0hesta \u00ed byrjun til \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00e1huga. En ekki s\u00e9 \u00f3algengt a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk fari \u00ed hestafer\u00f0 og hr\u00edfist \u00fear af hesti og endi me\u00f0 a\u00f0 kaupa hann. H\u00e6ttan er a\u00f0 ef f\u00f3lk er \u00f3vant \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 umgangast hesta og hefur e.t.v. l\u00edtinn skilning \u00e1 e\u00f0li hans \u00e1tti \u00fea\u00f0 sig ekki \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hesturinn var \u00ed topp\u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00ed hestafer\u00f0inni. Hann fer \u00e1 haustbeit og svo er hann tekinn inn n\u00e6sta vetur. \u00dear er hann f\u00f3\u00f0ra\u00f0ur \u00ed topp, en kannski ekki \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ur nema einu sinni til tvisvar \u00ed viku \u00ed n\u00fdju umhverfi. Eigandinn fer svo \u00ed viku til \u00fatlanda og hesturinn stendur \u00e1 fullu f\u00f3\u00f0ri. \u00deegar eigandinn fer \u00e1 bak n\u00e6st er hesturinn kannski or\u00f0inn allt annar, spenntur og \u00f6r vegna \u00fej\u00e1lfunarskorts og off\u00f3\u00f0runar. N\u00fdi hesteigandinn spyr sig kannski hva\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma s\u00e9r \u00fat \u00ed.<\/p>\n
Opin hesth\u00fas hafa veri\u00f0 notu\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum \u00fear sem hestar eru vi\u00f0 opi\u00f0, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeim s\u00e9 ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 veturna. \u00deetta hefur L\u00e1rus einnig s\u00e9\u00f0 h\u00e9r. Me\u00f0 \u00feessu fyrirkomulagi f\u00e1 hestarnir alltaf einhverja hreyfingu, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeim s\u00e9 ekki ri\u00f0i\u00f0 reglulega og ver\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed ekki eins spenntir.<\/p>\n
L\u00e1rus nefnir a\u00f0 \u00fatrei\u00f0anefnd FEIF, al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0asamtaka eigenda \u00edslenskra hesta, hafi \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 s\u00e9rstakt sta\u00f0la\u00f0 rei\u00f0hestapr\u00f3f. Hesturinn er \u00fe\u00e1 pr\u00f3fa\u00f0ur af fagf\u00f3lki sem merkir vi\u00f0 hvernig hann stendur sig og \u00fear me\u00f0 er hann kominn me\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0inn g\u00e6\u00f0astimpil. \u00deetta pr\u00f3f er til og enginn \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til annars en a\u00f0 taka \u00feetta upp h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er miklu betra a\u00f0 fara r\u00e9ttu lei\u00f0ina, varlegu lei\u00f0ina, svo hestamennskan ver\u00f0i varanleg. Ekki st\u00f6kkva beint \u00fat \u00ed dj\u00fapu laugina og gefast kannski upp, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 er jafnvel ekki aftur sn\u00fai\u00f0. \u00deess vegna er ef til vill ekki sl\u00e6m hugmynd a\u00f0 kaupa s\u00e9r ekki strax hest heldur f\u00e1 hest l\u00e1na\u00f0an til d\u00e6mis \u00ed eitt \u00e1r til \u00feess a\u00f0 ganga \u00far skugga um hvort hestamennskan s\u00e9 eitthva\u00f0 fyrir \u00feig.”<\/p>\n
L\u00e1rus telur a\u00f0 ekki hafi f\u00e6kka\u00f0 \u00ed hestamennsku. Landssamband hestamannaf\u00e9laga er \u00feri\u00f0ja st\u00e6rsta s\u00e9rsambandi\u00f0 innan \u00cd\u00fer\u00f3ttasambands \u00cdslands me\u00f0 um 12.000 skr\u00e1\u00f0a f\u00e9lagsmenn \u00ed hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gunum. Hann hefur hins vegar \u00e1hyggjur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 nokku\u00f0 s\u00e9 um f\u00f3lk sem er \u00ed hesth\u00fasahverfum hestamannaf\u00e9laganna og noti alla a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u sem f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 hefur byggt upp en gangi ekki \u00ed f\u00e9l\u00f6gin. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er vont,\u201c segir hann. \u201e\u00de\u00e1 erum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera eitthva\u00f0 vitlaust. F\u00f3lk ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 finna kostina vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera \u00ed hestamannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gunum og skilji a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 skiptir m\u00e1li fyrir f\u00e9l\u00f6gin a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem noti a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0una sem \u00feau byggja upp taki \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rmagna hana.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
L\u00e1rus \u00c1stmar Hannesson var n\u00fdlega endurkj\u00f6rinn forma\u00f0ur Landssambands hestamannaf\u00e9laga. Hestamennska m\u00e6lti s\u00e9r m\u00f3t vi\u00f0 hann til \u00feess a\u00f0 spyrjast fyrir um hvernig hinn almenni hestama\u00f0ur kemur inn \u00ed starf Landssambandsins. L\u00e1rus telur st\u00f6\u00f0u hins almenna hestamanns vera pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega innan LH. Veri\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00ed stefnum\u00f3tun me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":681,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions\/681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}