{"id":714,"date":"2019-03-15T10:52:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T10:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hestamennska.is\/?p=714"},"modified":"2020-05-09T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T10:15:15","slug":"ad-morgu-tharf-ad-hyggja-vid-undirbuning-hestaferda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/?p=714","title":{"rendered":"A\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu \u00fearf a\u00f0 hyggja vi\u00f0 undirb\u00faning hestafer\u00f0a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gera m\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem \u00e6tli \u00ed hestafer\u00f0 \u00ed sumar s\u00e9u n\u00fa \u00feegar \u00e1 fullu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 undirb\u00faa fer\u00f0ina. Hestamennska<\/em> \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 leita r\u00e1\u00f0a um undirb\u00faning hestafer\u00f0a hj\u00e1 einum reyndasta hestafer\u00f0alangi um \u00feessar mundir, Hermanni \u00c1rnasyni, en hann rei\u00f0 um 2.200 km \u00e1 46 d\u00f6gum s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0i\u00f0 sumar \u00feegar hann lauk seinni hluta \u201estj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0ar\u201c yfir landi\u00f0 \u00fevert og endilangt, en fyrri hlutann f\u00f3r hann \u00e1ri\u00f0 2016.<\/p>\n

En hvernig er best a\u00f0 hefja undirb\u00faninginn? Hermann segir l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 h\u00f3purinn sem \u00e6tlar saman \u00ed hestafer\u00f0 byrji \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hittast og \u00e1kve\u00f0a hvert eigi a\u00f0 fara. S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fearf a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a daglei\u00f0irnar, hversu langar \u00fe\u00e6r eiga a\u00f0 vera, og hvar eigi a\u00f0 stoppa og gista, hva\u00f0 eigi a\u00f0 taka af f\u00f3\u00f0ri fyrir hesta og mat fyrir mannf\u00f3lki\u00f0. Hann segir mj\u00f6g mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kynna s\u00e9r lei\u00f0ina hj\u00e1 heimam\u00f6nnum og kunnugum og sko\u00f0a einnig vel \u00e1 korti og m\u00e6la hve l\u00f6ng h\u00fan er. M\u00e1tulegt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 um 10% vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r m\u00e6lingar og \u00feannig f\u00e6r ma\u00f0ur nokkurn veginn vegalengdina.<\/p>\n

Daglei\u00f0ir \u00e6tti a\u00f0 mi\u00f0a vi\u00f0 getu f\u00f3lks<\/h3>\n

Og hva\u00f0 er m\u00e1tuleg daglei\u00f0? \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er svol\u00edti\u00f0 afst\u00e6tt,\u201c segir Hermann. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a daglei\u00f0ir \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 getu f\u00f3lks. \u00c9g segi l\u00edka oft vi\u00f0 f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 k\u00edl\u00f3metri er ekki alltaf \u00fea\u00f0 sama og k\u00edl\u00f3metri. \u00dea\u00f0 er svo breytilegt eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 hvernig landi \u00fe\u00fa ert. \u00de\u00fa getur veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 strembinn dag sem er 35 k\u00edl\u00f3metrar \u00e1 me\u00f0an 50 km daglei\u00f0 er ekkert sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hyggjur af.<\/p>\n

Annars er 35 km daglei\u00f0 m\u00e1tuleg fyrir venjulegt hestaf\u00f3lk. Ekki eru allir \u00ed mikilli \u00fej\u00e1lfun fyrir lengri daglei\u00f0ir, en \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 f\u00f3lk ekki a\u00f0 setja \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir sig \u00fe\u00f3 nau\u00f0synlegt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 fara lengri daglei\u00f0ir inn \u00e1 milli. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 verkefni\u00f0 af rauns\u00e6i. En ef langur dagur er \u00ed v\u00e6ndum er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 taka hann snemma. L\u00edkamsklukka mannsins er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega har\u00f0ur h\u00fasb\u00f3ndi. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 kemur fram \u00e1 dag ver\u00f0ur f\u00f3lk \u00fereytt. Ef daglei\u00f0in er l\u00f6ng er best a\u00f0 hafa loki\u00f0 helmingi lei\u00f0arinnar um h\u00e1degi.\u201c<\/p>\n

Hermann segir a\u00f0 menn deili a\u00f0eins um hvernig l\u00edkamsklukka hestanna er. En ef fylgst er me\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00fati \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00faruinni \u00feykist hann nokku\u00f0 viss um a\u00f0 \u00feeirra helsti hv\u00edldart\u00edmi s\u00e9 eins og hj\u00e1 manninnum, um mi\u00f0jan daginn, \u00e1 bilinu fr\u00e1 kl. 13.30 til 14.30.<\/p>\n

Einn \u00e1byrgur \u201eskipstj\u00f3ri\u201c<\/h3>\n
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\u00c1 Dalatanga. f. v. Andrea, Janis, Eva, Hendrik, Brigitte, Ivo, Hermann og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201e\u00c9g upplifi \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 m\u00edna hesta \u00ed svona fer\u00f0um a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma leggjast \u00feeir mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 ef \u00e9g stoppa og virkilega hv\u00edla sig og sofna. \u00deess vegna legg \u00e9g gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega miki\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed ef daglei\u00f0in er l\u00f6ng, kannski 50-60 km, a\u00f0 fara snemma af sta\u00f0 og reyna a\u00f0 helminga daginn um h\u00e1degi. \u00de\u00e1 er yfirleitt seinni hlutinn frekar au\u00f0veldur. Aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti ver\u00f0a b\u00e6\u00f0i menn og hestar mj\u00f6g \u00fereyttir ef ekki er lagt af sta\u00f0 fyrr en um h\u00e1degi \u00e1 langri daglei\u00f0.”<\/p>\n

Gott er a\u00f0 vera \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u sambandi vi\u00f0 heimamenn \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sv\u00e6\u00f0i sem ri\u00f0i\u00f0 er um og mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kynna sig vel. Hermann liggur yfir kortum og uppl\u00fdsingum fr\u00e1 heimam\u00f6nnum og kunnugum. Hann segir a\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 vera \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um samskiptum vi\u00f0 heimamenn. Hann hafi kynnst fj\u00f6lda f\u00f3lks og fengi\u00f0 mikla a\u00f0sto\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00e1 s\u00ednum fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum um landi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00ed svona fer\u00f0um s\u00e9 yfirleitt besti kosturinn a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 eins og til sj\u00f3s. A\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 einn skipstj\u00f3ri, einn fararstj\u00f3ri. Hann er \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e1 sem er \u00e1byrgur \u00fe\u00f3 hann \u00feurfi ekki a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a \u00f6llu. En \u00feetta \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera \u00e1byrgur a\u00f0ili sem fer fyrir h\u00f3pnum og er talsma\u00f0ur hans. Mj\u00f6g mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 g\u00f3\u00f0ur andi \u00ed h\u00f3pnum sem fer\u00f0ast saman \u00e1 hestum. \u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0al m\u00e1li\u00f0. \u00c9g hef fari\u00f0 me\u00f0 marga vinah\u00f3pa og \u00fea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 atri\u00f0i a\u00f0 samkomulagi\u00f0 s\u00e9 gott. Ef ma\u00f0ur lendir \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, sem er betur fer sjaldan, a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3samkomulag s\u00e9 getur \u00fea\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 mj\u00f6g erfitt. \u00dev\u00ed er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 leggja miki\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 einn fararstj\u00f3ri \u00ed h\u00f3pnum.\u201c<\/p>\n

Hermann tekur fer\u00f0ahestana ekki \u00e1 h\u00fas yfir veturinn. Hann notar veturinn \u00ed a\u00f0 temja trippi, en l\u00e6tur eldri hrossin ganga \u00fati \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0ri gj\u00f6f. \u00c1 hverju vori, yfirleitt \u00ed lok ma\u00ed, tekur hann hrossin og byrjar a\u00f0 j\u00e1rna. Hrossin eru \u00fev\u00ed oft vel feit \u00feegar komi\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka \u00feau \u00ed notkun. En \u00feau eru flj\u00f3t a\u00f0 hlaupa af s\u00e9r fituna enda eru \u00feetta hross sem miki\u00f0 eru notu\u00f0 yfir sumari\u00f0 og standa aldrei og ver\u00f0a \u00fear af lei\u00f0andi ekki feit \u00fe\u00e1.<\/p>\n

\u00dej\u00e1lfunin felst \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka hrossin me\u00f0 \u00ed rekstur. \u201e\u00c9g legg af sta\u00f0, oft svona kv\u00f6ldstund, og fer 20-25 km. Tek nokkur svolei\u00f0is skipti og reyni a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a ekkert mj\u00f6g langt, en \u00e9g fer ekkert endilega mj\u00f6g h\u00e6gt. Bara a\u00f0 hrossin f\u00e1i a\u00f0 p\u00fasta vel \u00e1 milli.<\/p>\n

\u00deessir fer\u00f0ahestar eru eins og sveitamenn sem smala miki\u00f0. \u00deeir fara af sta\u00f0 og eru ekkert a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1lfa sig. Fyrsta daginn eru \u00feeir svol\u00edti\u00f0 l\u00fanir og kannski annan daginn stir\u00f0ir og svo er \u00feetta bara komi\u00f0. \u00c9g hef reynt \u00feetta \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfum m\u00e9r i smalamennsku.\u201c En \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki eins og Hermann r\u00ed\u00f0i ekkert \u00fat \u00e1 veturna \u00fev\u00ed hann notar \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed tamningar. N\u00fa er hann me\u00f0 \u00e1tta trippi \u00ed tamningu.<\/p>\n

Nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 vera gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega vel hesta\u00f0ur \u00ed langfer\u00f0um<\/h3>\n
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Hermann \u00c1rnason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lykilatri\u00f0i\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hafa v\u00f6n fer\u00f0ahross sem kjarna \u00ed hrossah\u00f3pnum \u00ed sl\u00edkum langfer\u00f0um. \u201e\u00deessi hross b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0 komast af sta\u00f0 \u00ed fer\u00f0,\u201c segir Hermann. \u201e\u00dev\u00ed get \u00e9g lofa\u00f0. \u00deegar ma\u00f0ur tekur \u00feau \u00e1 vorin og byrjar a\u00f0 j\u00e1rna \u00fe\u00e1 er strax komin eftirv\u00e6nting \u00ed h\u00f3pinn. \u00deau b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir a\u00f0 komast af sta\u00f0 og a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n

En \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri kemur n\u00fdr \u00e1rgangur fj\u00f6gurra vetra trippa. Hann leyfir \u00feeim a\u00f0 hlaupa me\u00f0. \u00cd sumar hlupu \u00feau me\u00f0 fyrstu n\u00edu daga fer\u00f0arinnar en voru \u00fe\u00e1 send heim og dregi\u00f0 undan \u00feeim. Fj\u00f6gur fimm vetra hross voru me\u00f0 allan t\u00edmann. Hann nota\u00f0i \u00feau ekkert til rei\u00f0ar og leyf\u00f0i \u00feeim a\u00f0 hlaupa \u00feessa 2.200 km. \u00e1 46 d\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n

\u201eMa\u00f0ur fer ekki svona fer\u00f0 nema gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega vel hesta\u00f0ur \u00feannig a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur geti deilt \u00e1laginu. Fj\u00f3rir til fimm hestar \u00e1 mann er m\u00e1tulegt,\u201c segir hann. Hermann er st\u00f3r og \u00fearf nokku\u00f0 marga hesta og duglega. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk er misjafnt og \u00fearf mismarga hesta. Hermann er duglegur a\u00f0 skipta oft um hesta. \u201e\u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u algeng mist\u00f6k a\u00f0 menn eru ekki n\u00f3gu viljugir a\u00f0 skipta. \u00c9g legg miki\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skipta n\u00f3gu oft s\u00e9rstaklega framan af fer\u00f0um og taka hestana \u00fe\u00e1 frekar aftur. Fimm til sex k\u00edl\u00f3metrar er alveg n\u00f3gu langur \u00e1fangi fyrir hest \u00ed byrjun fer\u00f0ar og framan af t\u00far. S\u00ed\u00f0an gerast undur \u00feegar hrossin fara a\u00f0 komast \u00ed miki\u00f0 form a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 lengist \u00feessi t\u00edmi um helming og kannsk r\u00edflega \u00fea\u00f0.\u201c<\/p>\n

Hestarnir \u00feurfa a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa ni\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e1ningu<\/h3>\n

Hermann hugsar einnig miki\u00f0 um hvernig hestarnir hafa \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. \u201e\u00c9g legg miki\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed, sem \u00e9g l\u00e6r\u00f0i ungur, a\u00f0 hrossin geti gripi\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e1ningu. Enda er hrossas\u00f3tt eitthva\u00f0 sem \u00e9g \u00feekki varla \u00ed \u00feessum fer\u00f0um. Eins og \u00e1ningarh\u00f3lf eru annars g\u00f3\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l a\u00f0 \u00fear er engin beit. A\u00f0 \u00feessu \u00fearf a\u00f0 huga vel. \u00c1 h\u00e1lendinu \u00fear sem ekki er hagi \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 f\u00f3\u00f0ur handa hrossunum. \u00deetta er gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegt atri\u00f0i. Hrossin \u00feurfa a\u00f0 geta byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00edta \u00feegar \u00feau stoppa \u00ed hestafer\u00f0um. Ef vel \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera \u00feyrfti \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera f\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e1ningah\u00f3lfunum.<\/p>\n

\u00cd seinni t\u00ed\u00f0 hefur t\u00ed\u00f0kast a\u00f0 reka hross inn d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 l\u00f6ngu \u00e1\u00f0ur en lagt er af sta\u00f0 og l\u00e1ta \u00feau sk\u00edta \u00far s\u00e9r. A\u00f0 m\u00ednu \u00e1liti er varhugavert a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta og eins a\u00f0 hafa hross \u00e1 mj\u00f6g sn\u00f6ggu landi fyrir fer\u00f0ir. \u00dea\u00f0 lei\u00f0ir flj\u00f3tt til orkutaps. \u00cd lok langrar fer\u00f0ar hafa hrossin au\u00f0vita\u00f0 lagt nokku\u00f0 af og \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 passa s\u00e9rstaklega vel a\u00f0 \u00feau gr\u00edpi ni\u00f0ur, b\u00edti, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau eru mj\u00f6g flj\u00f3t a\u00f0 tapa orku ef \u00feau eru or\u00f0in gr\u00f6nn.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0eins var vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feessi \u00feekking og \u00f6nnur er svol\u00edti\u00f0 a\u00f0 tapast. Svipa\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a vatsnf\u00f6ll. S\u00fa \u00feekking er \u00e1 hra\u00f0ri \u00fatlei\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er kannski ekki \u00f3e\u00f0lilegt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hefur ekki veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 henni.\u201c<\/p>\n

Hermann segist nota \u00f3sk\u00f6p venjuleg rei\u00f0tygi. Hann hefur alltaf ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed spa\u00f0ahnakk og flestir hans hnakkar eru \u00feannig. \u201eSumir halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00f3gurlega \u00f3hollt fyrir hestana a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed spa\u00f0ahnakk, en \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00feannig dreifist \u00e1lagi\u00f0 betur yfir bak hestsins. \u00c9g legg miki\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 undird\u00fdnur s\u00e9u g\u00f3\u00f0ar. Hva\u00f0 er gott og hva\u00f0 er ekki gott er alltaf umdeilt en pers\u00f3nulega er \u00e9g ekki hrifinn af geld\u00fdnum \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r finnst \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edmast of miki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00e1rinn \u00e1 hestinum. Svampd\u00fdnur sem gefa vel eftir hafa reynst \u00e1g\u00e6tlega en \u00e9g held a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i g\u00f3\u00f0 ull og g\u00e6ra s\u00e9u \u00fea\u00f0 besta sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 nota undir hnakk.<\/p>\n

Annars \u00fearf a\u00f0 passa mj\u00f6g vel upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 hreinsa sk\u00e1nina sem myndast undir hn\u00f6kkunum \u00far svita og fitu og \u00f3hreinindum. Ef \u00feetta er ekki hreinsa\u00f0 fer \u00fea\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt a\u00f0 s\u00e6ra hestana \u00ed baki\u00f0. Hestarnir s\u00e6kjast \u00ed a\u00f0 velta s\u00e9r \u00ed mold og \u00fev\u00ed er mj\u00f6g mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 vera duglegur a\u00f0 bursta \u00fe\u00e1. M\u00e9r hefur oft reynst best a\u00f0 nota fingurna og virkilega kl\u00f3ra upp \u00far hnakkfarinu \u00e1 hestunum og losa \u00feannig um sk\u00e1nina sem myndast, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeim er sleppt og eins \u00feegar \u00feeir eru teknir aftur.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00derj\u00e1r sta\u00f0g\u00f3\u00f0ar m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ir \u00e1 dag<\/h3>\n
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Beikon og egg \u00ed morgunmat \u00ed Ing\u00f3lfssk\u00e1la nor\u00f0an Hofsj\u00f6kuls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

En aftur a\u00f0 mannf\u00f3lkinu. Hvernig mat er best a\u00f0 hafa me\u00f0 \u00ed hestafer\u00f0? Hermann segir a\u00f0alatri\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa matinn sta\u00f0g\u00f3\u00f0an. \u201eVi\u00f0 f\u00e1um okkur alltaf hafragraut me\u00f0 rj\u00f3ma \u00e1 morgnana. Rj\u00f3minn er miki\u00f0 atri\u00f0i. S\u00ed\u00f0an m\u00e6li \u00e9g me\u00f0 sl\u00e1tri og eggjum. En vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um okkur alltaf mi\u00f0degisver\u00f0 af kerrunni \u00ed langa stoppinu um mi\u00f0jan dag. Stundum eru \u00feetta tilb\u00fanir r\u00e9ttir sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 kaupa \u00ed st\u00f3ru upplagi hj\u00e1 \u00fdmsum fyrirt\u00e6kjum n\u00fa til dags og hita. Vi\u00f0 steikjum l\u00edka hiklaust beikon og hamborgara \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Svo er g\u00f3\u00f0 m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00feannig \u00ferj\u00e1r g\u00f3\u00f0ar m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ir yfir daginn og \u00feurfum ekki a\u00f0 a\u00f0 smyrja okkur nesti yfir daginn. Ekki nema tr\u00fassb\u00edllinn geti ekki fylgt. En \u00fe\u00e1 finnst m\u00e9r gott a\u00f0 hafa kalt kj\u00f6t sem einhver veigur er \u00ed. \u00deetta g\u00f3\u00f0a stopp um mi\u00f0jan dag reynist \u00fev\u00ed vel b\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir menn og hesta \u00ed okkar h\u00f3pi til a\u00f0 hv\u00edlast og n\u00e6rast. Fram a\u00f0 \u00feeim t\u00edma er \u00e9g ekki miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 drolla og stoppa r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 skipta um hesta og l\u00e1ta \u00fea\u00f0 ganga og halda \u00e1, eins og \u00e9g kalla \u00fea\u00f0. S\u00e9rstaklega fyrri hluta dags. \u00de\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur allt miklu l\u00e9ttara.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00derj\u00fa atri\u00f0i tekur Hermann fram um b\u00fana\u00f0 fyrir mannf\u00f3lki\u00f0. Hann leggur r\u00edka \u00e1herslu \u00e1 ullarfatna\u00f0 og a\u00f0 allir s\u00e9u \u00ed ullarn\u00e6rf\u00f6tum. \u00de\u00e1 f\u00e6r hann Stein M\u00e1sson \u00e1 Hjar\u00f0arbrekku til a\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0a svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 Hellu\u00edst\u00f6\u00f0 handa fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngunum. \u00deetta eru \u00edst\u00f6\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6ryggisbogum og brei\u00f0um fleti til a\u00f0 standa \u00ed, sem Hermann telur miki\u00f0 atri\u00f0i \u00ed l\u00f6ngum hestafer\u00f0um. \u00d6ll eru \u00edst\u00f6\u00f0in merkt fangamarki hvers fer\u00f0af\u00e9laga \u00ed botninn. A\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu m\u00e1 nefna a\u00f0 Hermann l\u00e6tur s\u00e9rsauma sk\u00e1lmar hj\u00e1 Baldvin og \u00deorvaldi \u00e1 Selfossi og \u00fathlutar \u00feeim til \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda fyrir st\u00f3rar fer\u00f0ir. Sk\u00e1lmarnar segir hann miki\u00f0 \u00fearfa\u00feing hva\u00f0 hreinl\u00e6ti var\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9rvitur hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar j\u00e1rningar \u00e1 fer\u00f0ahrossum<\/h3>\n

Hermann segist vera s\u00e9rvitur \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 j\u00e1rningu \u00e1 fer\u00f0ahrossunum. \u201e\u00de\u00f3tt \u00e9g \u00feykist ekki vera mj\u00f6g gamall \u00fe\u00e1 nota \u00e9g enn\u00fe\u00e1 potta\u00f0ar skeifur, meira a\u00f0 segja extra \u00e1so\u00f0nar. \u00c9g tr\u00fai \u00fev\u00ed ekki a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 gott fyrir hesta a\u00f0 sl\u00edta skeifu alveg ni\u00f0ur \u00f6\u00f0rum meginn og tilt\u00f6lulega flj\u00f3tt og ganga \u00feannig. \u00dea\u00f0 er betra a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 sem j\u00f6fnust. \u00dea\u00f0 er alla vega tali\u00f0 betra fyrir mannf\u00f3lki\u00f0. Ef einhver gengur sk\u00f3na s\u00edna skakka \u00fearf a\u00f0 s\u00f3la \u00fe\u00e1 til a\u00f0 r\u00e9tta \u00fe\u00e1 af.<\/p>\n

Skeifur \u00ed dag eru bara ekki n\u00f3gu sterkar fyrir svona langar fer\u00f0ir. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri endalaust veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 j\u00e1rna ef \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru nota\u00f0ar \u00f3breyttar. \u00c9g kaupir \u00f3potta\u00f0ar skeifur og s\u00fd\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6r sj\u00e1lfur. \u00deetta er s\u00e9rviska, en \u00feetta er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 umdeilt me\u00f0al hestamanna. \u00c9g tel mig \u00fe\u00f3 hafa afsanna\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3hollt. Stefnan hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 f\u00e6kka hrossum af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 taka \u00fev\u00ed r\u00f3lega en \u00fea\u00f0 er d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 erfitt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1 svo marga h\u00f6f\u00f0ingja. \u00c9g er n\u00fana me\u00f0 10 hross sem eru eldri en 20 vetra. Elsti hesturinn sem f\u00f3r \u00ed fer\u00f0ina s\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar var 26 vetra og annar 24 vetra. \u00deeir hafa aldrei stigi\u00f0 \u00e1 anna\u00f0 en potta\u00f0ar skeifur og hafa aldrei heltst. \u00c9g er l\u00edka mj\u00f6g s\u00e9rvitur hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta h\u00f3fana ekki vaxa miki\u00f0. Eins \u00fearf a\u00f0 halda h\u00e6lunum, \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feeir fari aldrei ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 h\u00e6linn og a\u00f0 h\u00e6larnir ver\u00f0i l\u00e1gir. \u00de\u00f3 \u00e9g j\u00e1rni mest sj\u00e1lfur f\u00e6 \u00e9g stundum hj\u00e1lp vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 og alltaf er vi\u00f0kv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r: Passi\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka ekki ni\u00f0ur h\u00e6lana! Hestarnir \u00feurfa a\u00f0 halda h\u00e6lunum \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir sl\u00edta \u00feeim \u00e1 svona langfer\u00f0um. Ef hestar eru me\u00f0 e\u00f0lisl\u00e1ga h\u00e6la nota \u00e9g fleyga, ekki botna, heldur opna fleyga til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa \u00feeim. \u00deetta er miki\u00f0 atri\u00f0i.\u201c<\/p>\n

H\u00e6ttur \u00ed langfer\u00f0um, en \u00e1 eftir a\u00f0 fara v\u00ed\u00f0a<\/h3>\n

S\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar lauk Hermann vi\u00f0 stj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0ina \u00e1samt eiginkonu sinnni og nokkrum f\u00e9l\u00f6gum. Rei\u00f0 hann fr\u00e1 Hvolsvelli \u00e1 Reykjanes og \u00fea\u00f0an a\u00f0 Fonti \u00e1 Langanesi. S\u00ed\u00f0an fr\u00e1 Dalatanga a\u00f0 \u00d6ndver\u00f0arnesi \u00e1 Sn\u00e6fellsnesi. Hann f\u00f3r fyrri hluta stj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0arinnar 2016 og rei\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 fr\u00e1 V\u00edk \u00ed M\u00fdrdal nor\u00f0ur \u00e1 Hraun \u00e1 Skaga, \u00fea\u00f0an vestur \u00ed Mi\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0, a\u00f0 Gauksm\u00fdri. \u00dea\u00f0an voru 20 hrossum eki\u00f0 til Bolungarv\u00edkur sem var eina keyrslan \u00ed allri stj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0inni. Fr\u00e1 Bolungarv\u00edk var fari\u00f0 \u00ed Sk\u00e1lav\u00edk fyrir utan Bolungarv\u00edk og enda\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Ing\u00f3lfsh\u00f6f\u00f0a undir Vatnaj\u00f6kli.<\/p>\n

Viku eftir a\u00f0 fyrri fer\u00f0inni lauk rei\u00f0 Hermann tvisvar fr\u00e1 Sv\u00ednafelli a\u00f0 Hvolsvelli. \u201eFyrst f\u00f3r \u00e9g me\u00f0 hluta af fer\u00f0ahestunum, en rei\u00f0 svo Flosag\u00f6tu \u00e1samt f\u00e9l\u00f6gum m\u00ednum \u00e1 ellefu hestum \u00fev\u00ed markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 var a\u00f0 l\u00edkja eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem sagt er fr\u00e1 \u00ed Brennu-Nj\u00e1lss\u00f6gu. Vi\u00f0 ri\u00f0um \u00feessa 220 km \u00e1 36 og h\u00e1lfum t\u00edma. Reyndar var \u00feessi lei\u00f0 heldur lengri en menn h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00c9g var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 m\u00e6la \u00feetta \u00e1 korti 186 km, en \u00fea\u00f0 kemur heim og saman vi\u00f0 reynslu m\u00edna a\u00f0 r\u00e9tt er a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta 10% vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 m\u00e6lingu til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 r\u00e9tta \u00fatkomu.\u201c<\/p>\n

S\u00ed\u00f0asta sumar, a\u00f0 lokinni stj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0inni, f\u00f3r Hermann og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur kona hans me\u00f0 h\u00f3p af f\u00f3lki austur L\u00f6ngufj\u00f6rur og endu\u00f0u \u00ed Sta\u00f0arh\u00fasum \u00ed Borgarfir\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 heimkomu efndu Rei\u00f0h\u00f6llin \u00e1 Hvolsvelli, Rang\u00e1r\u00feing Eystra, Hesteigendaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00ed Mi\u00f0krika og Hestamannaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 Sindri til m\u00f3tt\u00f6kufagna\u00f0ar og hei\u00f0ru\u00f0u Hermann og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0i fyrir afreki\u00f0 og Hestamannaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 Sindri veitti svo Hermanni s\u00e9rstaka hei\u00f0ursvi\u00f0urkenningu \u00e1 a\u00f0alfundi f\u00e9lagsins.<\/p>\n

Landssamband hestamannaf\u00e9laga veitti Hermanni \u00c1rnasyni hei\u00f0ursver\u00f0laun LH \u00e1 Uppskeruh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 hestamanna s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0i\u00f0 haust.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f3tt Hermann \u00e6tli a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta a\u00f0 fara \u00ed langfer\u00f0ir \u00e1 hestum segist hann \u00fe\u00f3 eiga eftir a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a um marga \u00e1hugaver\u00f0a sta\u00f0i \u00e1 landinu. Hann hafi kynnst m\u00f6rgu g\u00f3\u00f0u f\u00f3lki \u00ed \u00feessum fer\u00f0um s\u00ednum og eigi v\u00ed\u00f0a heimbo\u00f0 \u00e1 fallega sta\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

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N\u00e1nar um stj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0ina<\/a> \u00e1 R\u00daV 2018<\/p>\n

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Gera m\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem \u00e6tli \u00ed hestafer\u00f0 \u00ed sumar s\u00e9u n\u00fa \u00feegar \u00e1 fullu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 undirb\u00faa fer\u00f0ina. Hestamennska \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 leita r\u00e1\u00f0a um undirb\u00faning hestafer\u00f0a hj\u00e1 einum reyndasta hestafer\u00f0alangi um \u00feessar mundir, Hermanni \u00c1rnasyni, en hann rei\u00f0 um 2.200 km \u00e1 46 d\u00f6gum s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0i\u00f0 sumar \u00feegar hann lauk seinni hluta \u201estj\u00f6rnurei\u00f0ar\u201c […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,22,28,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714"}],"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=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}