\u00de\u00f3 markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1lfa hest fyrir hestafer\u00f0al\u00f6g a\u00f0 sumri e\u00f0a lengri rei\u00f0t\u00fara er um a\u00f0 gera a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta hestsins mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 rei\u00f0f\u00e6ri og ve\u00f0urfar a\u00f0 vetrinum me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 vel \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ur \u00feegar a\u00f0 sumri kemur. \u00de\u00e1 taka vi\u00f0 \u00fativera og fer\u00f0al\u00f6g jafnvel, e\u00f0a lengri \u00fatrei\u00f0art\u00farar.<\/p>\n
Benedikt L\u00edndal tamningameistari og rei\u00f0kennari vill l\u00edta svol\u00edti\u00f0 til baka og hugsa ferlli\u00f0 lengra aftur \u00ed t\u00edmann. Hann hefur \u00e1hyggjur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 offita hj\u00e1 hrossum s\u00e9 vaxandi vandam\u00e1l hin s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00e1r. \u00dev\u00ed skipti m\u00e1li \u00ed hvernig \u00e1standi hesturinn er \u00feegar honum er sleppt a\u00f0 hausti. Ef f\u00f3lk hefur ekki sj\u00e1lft reynslu af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa hross \u00ed hagag\u00f6ngu er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 hans mati a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk f\u00e1i lei\u00f0beiningar.<\/p>\n
Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 hrossin s\u00e9u \u00e1 passlegum haga og hafi vatn og skj\u00f3l, en a\u00f0 haginn s\u00e9 ekki \u00feannig a\u00f0 beitin steypi \u00feeim \u00fat \u00ed offitu. \u00deetta \u00e1 jafnt vi\u00f0 \u00ed sumarhaganum og \u00e1 haust- og vetrarbeit. \u201e\u00c9g s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed vaxandi m\u00e6li a\u00f0 hross eru or\u00f0in of feit h\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. \u00deetta er or\u00f0i\u00f0 miki\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l. \u00deau eru \u00e1 kr\u00f6ftugu landi og hafa miki\u00f0 f\u00f3\u00f0ur og jafnvel standa s\u00ed og \u00e6 \u00ed r\u00fallu \u00e1 haustinn e\u00f0a \u00feegar l\u00ed\u00f0a fer \u00e1 veturinn. \u00deegar hross eru or\u00f0inn stinn og mikil yfir makkann er \u00fea\u00f0 merki \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 komi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 stig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa inn \u00ed vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 er stutt \u00ed sykurs\u00fdki og aflei\u00f0ingin af henni er oftast h\u00f3fsperra. \u00de\u00e1 erum vi\u00f0 \u00ed mj\u00f6g sl\u00e6mum m\u00e1lum. Eftir a\u00f0 \u00feessir hestar stinnast svona \u00ed makkann \u00fe\u00e1 er ekkert l\u00f6ng lei\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir fari a\u00f0 stir\u00f0na \u00ed li\u00f0um og lokastigi\u00f0 er svo h\u00f3fsperra.<\/p>\n
Ef hross eru farin a\u00f0 stinnast \u00ed makka getur teki\u00f0 marga m\u00e1nu\u00f0i a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feeim til baka, ef \u00fea\u00f0 tekst \u00fe\u00e1 yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0. A\u00f0 m\u00ednu mati mj\u00f6g mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00feessu. \u201c<\/p>\n
Benedikt telur a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 eitthva\u00f0 til sem heitir v\u00f6\u00f0vaminni, e\u00f0a \u00feolminni \u00ed l\u00edkamsstarfseminni. Hann segist hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 var vi\u00f0 \u00feetta hj\u00e1 hestum. Ef hestur er \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u formi a\u00f0 hausti, sterkur, \u00feolinn og duglegur og ekki of feitur, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e6tti ekki a\u00f0 koma a\u00f0 s\u00f6k \u00fe\u00f3 hann standi \u00ed tvo til \u00ferj\u00e1 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Ef hann er tekinn inn \u00ed passlega miklum holdum \u00fe\u00e1 er hann ekki lengi a\u00f0 komast \u00ed trimm.<\/p>\n
Eftir a\u00f0 b\u00fai\u00f0 er a\u00f0 j\u00e1rna, gefa ormalyf, raspa tennur og fleira til a\u00f0 undirb\u00faa hestinn undir \u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00fe\u00e1 hefjast \u00fatrei\u00f0ar. \u201eMenn \u00feurfa ekkert a\u00f0 vera feimnir vi\u00f0 bara leggja \u00e1 og r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u ve\u00f0ri \u00e1 t\u00f6mdum hesti.\u201c<\/p>\n
Benedikt leggur mikla \u00e1hersu \u00e1 a\u00f0 teyma hesta \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum hesti. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega ver\u00f0m\u00e6tt og \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera sj\u00e1lfsagt \u00ed tamningu og \u00fej\u00e1lfun hj\u00e1 \u00f6llum hestum a\u00f0 hestarnir teymist vel me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum hesti. Hestama\u00f0ur sem \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 leggja af sta\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00edna tvo hesta og hesturinn teymist alls ekki, n\u00fdkominn \u00far tamningu, \u00fe\u00e1 er ekkert v\u00edst a\u00f0 hann leiti aftur eftir \u00fej\u00f3nustu hj\u00e1 sama a\u00f0ila. Burts\u00e9\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00feetta \u00feannig eiginleiki a\u00f0 hann hefur svo margv\u00edslegan tilgang og kosti m.a. a\u00f0 trimma hestinn \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera allan t\u00edmann \u00e1 honum.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 halda \u00fev\u00ed til haga a\u00f0 hesturinn sj\u00e1i tilgang \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 leggja sig fram. A\u00f0 teyma hestinn me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00fear sem ekkert er \u00f3kunnugt fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 og samvera og anna\u00f0 er skemmtileg \u00e1n \u00e1taka \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00edn reynsla a\u00f0 hestarnir sj\u00e1i miklu frekar tilgang og eru s\u00e1ttir og k\u00e1tir. Ef tveir e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00edr hestar eru saman og enginn misskilningur \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra getur ma\u00f0ur noti\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 baki og \u00fea\u00f0 er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega skemmtilegt ef ma\u00f0ur f\u00e6r a\u00f0 vera \u00feannig \u00f3trufla\u00f0ur.\u201c<\/p>\n
\u00cd byrjun \u00fej\u00e1lfunar finnst Benedikt m\u00e1tulegt a\u00f0 hreyfa hestinn \u00ed 30-40 m\u00edn\u00fatur. \u00de\u00e1 r\u00ed\u00f0ur hann \u00ed r\u00f3legheitum og t\u00f6luvert miki\u00f0 \u00e1 brokki. Hann segist ekki miki\u00f0 vera a\u00f0 eiga vi\u00f0 hestana fyrir utan a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a hra\u00f0a og gangtegund. Ef hann fer fram \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 meira sem tengist yfirfer\u00f0 \u00e1 gangi e\u00f0a \u00e1herslum \u00fe\u00e1 hefur hann \u00fea\u00f0 stutt.<\/p>\n
\u201eEf ma\u00f0ur er me\u00f0 fleiri en einn hest er gott a\u00f0 hestur s\u00e9 teymdur \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ja hvert skipti. Ef ma\u00f0ur er me\u00f0 tamda og g\u00f3\u00f0a hesta og er me\u00f0 einn \u00ed taumi er sj\u00e1lfsagt a\u00f0 skipta \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni, en \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fearf allt a\u00f0 vera spennulaust og \u00f6ruggt og a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur hafi hestana hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r til \u00feess a\u00f0 lenda ekki \u00ed veseni. Inn \u00e1 milli er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 mj\u00f6g skemmtilegt l\u00edka a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 einum hesti. \u00de\u00e1 eru\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 tveir e\u00f0a tv\u00f6 saman og \u00fat af fyrir ykkur.<\/p>\n
Hestar eru a\u00f0 v\u00edsu svol\u00edti\u00f0 misjafnir a\u00f0 teyma \u00e1, sumir spennast upp vi\u00f0 mikla umfer\u00f0 hesta \u00ed kringum sig, \u00fev\u00ed er gott a\u00f0 velja hesta vel saman svo a\u00f0 allt ver\u00f0i \u00e1taka- og spennulaust. \u00dea\u00f0 er frumskilyr\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed annars gengur \u00feetta ekki. \u00deetta er eins og allt anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 undirb\u00faa. \u00dea\u00f0 felst \u00e1kve\u00f0in vinna \u00ed a\u00f0 velja saman hesta og venja \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0, en h\u00fan skilar svo gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega miklu a\u00f0 h\u00fan borgar sig alltaf.<\/p>\n
Ef ma\u00f0ur er me\u00f0 taminn hest e\u00f0a eldri hest \u00fe\u00e1 er ekkert athugavert vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a honum \u00e1 t\u00f6lti og brokki og ekki \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 neinar s\u00e9rstakar k\u00fanstir \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 a\u00f0 koma inn eftir a\u00f0 hafa sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed einhvern t\u00edma. Mikilv\u00e6gast er a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta bara \u00ed r\u00f3legheitunum og hafa passlega mikla fj\u00f6lbreytni milli gangtegunda. Gott er a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta hann l\u00edka st\u00f6kkva upp halla \u00fati og \u00feess h\u00e1ttar. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00fatrei\u00f0arnar s\u00e9u efst \u00ed huga hj\u00e1 flestum hestam\u00f6nnum er ekkert athugavert vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0 hest inni \u00ed ger\u00f0i e\u00f0a rei\u00f0skemmu l\u00edka og taka \u00feann undirb\u00faning me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fatrei\u00f0arnar\u201c.<\/p>\n
\u201eEn fyrst og fremst \u00fearf ma\u00f0ur og hestur sinn vinnufri\u00f0. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat e\u00f0a ert inni \u00ed rei\u00f0h\u00f6ll \u00feurfa allir a\u00f0 passa a\u00f0 skemma ekki fyrir \u00f6\u00f0rum, \u00fe.e.a.s. a\u00f0 skapa ekki \u00f3\u00fearfa spennu \u00ed kringum hestana. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 gerist getur knapinn lent \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa hestinn ekki alveg hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r og jafnvel a\u00f0 geta ekki stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 hra\u00f0anum hj\u00e1 hestinum.\u201c<\/p>\n
Benedikt gefur fleiri g\u00f3\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0. Hann segir a\u00f0 gott s\u00e9 a\u00f0 hugsa um og undirb\u00faa sig \u00e1\u00f0ur en ma\u00f0ur fer \u00e1 bak. Undirb\u00faningurinn getur me\u00f0al annars falist \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hleypa hestinum \u00fat \u00e1\u00f0ur en fari\u00f0 er \u00ed rei\u00f0t\u00far. Leyfa honum a\u00f0 velta s\u00e9r e\u00f0a hlaupa. Allt sl\u00edkt minnkar spennu hj\u00e1 hestinum. Gott er a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig hesturinn er \u00ed raun og undirb\u00faa hann samkv\u00e6mt \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n
Hann segir a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00feurfi l\u00edka a\u00f0 velja s\u00e9r samrei\u00f0armenn sem passa, a\u00f0 menn s\u00e9u ekki a\u00f0 trufla hvern annan. \u201e\u00c9g segi \u00feetta alveg hiklaust,\u201c segir hann. \u201eSumir hestar eru mj\u00f6g n\u00e6mir fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ef \u00fea\u00f0 er ri\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0eins hra\u00f0ar en \u00feeirra \u00feolm\u00f6rk leyfa \u00ed sambandi vi\u00f0 gangtegundir og lundarfar. \u00deess vegna \u00feurfum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugsa um hvernig vi\u00f0 viljum hafa \u00fatrei\u00f0art\u00farinn og hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 gera til \u00feess a\u00f0 hann heppnist. \u00deetta \u00fearf allt a\u00f0 hugsa fyrirfram. A\u00f0alatri\u00f0i\u00f0 er a\u00f0 geta komi\u00f0 heim me\u00f0 hestana s\u00e1tta og yfirvega\u00f0a. \u00deeir mega vera p\u00ednu \u00fereyttir, en slakir og gla\u00f0ir. \u00dea\u00f0 er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegt atri\u00f0i.”<\/p>\n
\u201eMe\u00f0 \u00e1framhaldandi \u00fej\u00e1lfun er gott ef f\u00f3lk getur hreyft hestana annan hvern dag, e\u00f0a fimm sinnum \u00ed viku. Sm\u00e1m saman kemst hesturinn \u00ed \u00fej\u00e1lfun og \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0vi\u00f0risdegi er allt \u00ed lagi a\u00f0 fara \u00ed tveggja til \u00feriggja t\u00edma rei\u00f0t\u00far me\u00f0 fleiri en einn hest og hafa hestaskipti. \u00deegar fari\u00f0 er lengra er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fara jafna og r\u00f3lega fer\u00f0, ekki a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a fet og s\u00ed\u00f0an gassast \u00e1fram fram \u00far h\u00f3fi. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 ekkert hrifinn af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara langt \u00e1 einum hesti \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 h\u00e6gt. En \u00fea\u00f0 er alltaf svo mikil umbun fyrir hestinn a\u00f0 fara af honum \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann ver\u00f0ur \u00fereyttur og leyfa honum a\u00f0 hlaupa me\u00f0. Ef f\u00f3lk fer langt \u00e1 einum hesti \u00fearf a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a t\u00f6luvert \u00e1 feti inn \u00e1 milli.<\/p>\n
Alla jafna er h\u00e6filegt a\u00f0 venjulegir \u00fatrei\u00f0art\u00farar a\u00f0 vetri s\u00e9u 3-5 km ef ri\u00f0i\u00f0 er \u00e1 jafnri, r\u00f3legri fer\u00f0. \u00deegar daginn fer a\u00f0 lengja m\u00e1 lengja rei\u00f0t\u00farinn alveg upp \u00ed 3-4 t\u00edma, en \u00fe\u00e1 er skemmtilegt a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 hest \u00ed taumi til a\u00f0 hafa hestaskipti. \u00cd miklu frosti \u00e6tti ekki a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a hesti lengi og ekki hratt, alls ekki svo a\u00f0 hann ver\u00f0i m\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 getur haft mj\u00f6g sl\u00e6m \u00e1hrif \u00e1 lungun.\u201c<\/p>\n
Ef skynsamlega er a\u00f0 m\u00e1lum sta\u00f0i\u00f0 telur Benedikt a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur geti veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega vel undirb\u00fana hesta til a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00ed \u00fatrei\u00f0art\u00fara og fer\u00f0al\u00f6g um sumari\u00f0. Ef ma\u00f0ur hefur tvo til \u00ferj\u00e1, jafnvel fleiri vel \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0a hesta, er \u00ed raun og veru h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a landshorna \u00e1 milli svo framarlega sem hestarnir ver\u00f0i aldrei \u00fereyttir, stigi\u00f0 s\u00e9 af baki \u00feeim \u00f3\u00fereyttum og skipt oft um hesta svo \u00feeir haldi gle\u00f0inni.<\/p>\n
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N\u00fa eru tv\u00f6 fr\u00e6\u00f0slumyndb\u00f6nd Benedikts L\u00edndal komin \u00e1 YouTube og eru opin \u00f6llum \u00e1n endurgjalds. Sj\u00e1 hlekki h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an.<\/p>\n