{"id":972,"date":"2019-10-06T09:47:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T09:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hestamennska.is\/?p=972"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:51:56","slug":"sveittir-lofar-or-hjartslattur-og-maginn-i-hnut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/?p=972","title":{"rendered":"Sveittir l\u00f3far, \u00f6r hjartsl\u00e1ttur og maginn \u00ed hn\u00fat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kjarkleysi er kv\u00f6l. \u00dea\u00f0 veit \u00fea\u00f0 hestaf\u00f3lk sem upplifa\u00f0 hefur a\u00f0 missa kjarkinn. F\u00f3lk sem hefur \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0u fyrir hestum og hestamennsku upplifir jafnvel \u00e1fall \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 missir skyndilega, e\u00f0a sm\u00e1m saman, kjarkinn. Tilhugsunin um a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak er allt \u00ed einu or\u00f0in taugatrekkjandi og veldur kv\u00ed\u00f0a, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir l\u00f6ngun til \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 hestbak. F\u00f3lk finnur fyrir l\u00edkamlegri vanl\u00ed\u00f0an og jafnvel dj\u00fapri sorg en finnur s\u00e9r allt til afs\u00f6kunar til a\u00f0 sleppa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 hestbak. Vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 er algengara en vir\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 fyrstu s\u00fdn, enda er \u00fea\u00f0 vel fali\u00f0 og hafa f\u00e1ir stigi\u00f0 fram og vi\u00f0urkennt a\u00f0 \u00feeir s\u00e9u b\u00fanir a\u00f0 missa kjarkinn og kv\u00ed\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 hestbak.<\/p>\n

Eftir a\u00f0 hafa umgengist hesta fr\u00e1 blautu barnsbeini og ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat fr\u00e1 fimm \u00e1ra aldri h\u00e9lt s\u00fa sem \u00feetta ritar a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti ekki gerst a\u00f0 h\u00fan missti kjarkinn eftir a\u00f0 hafa eignast barn. \u00de\u00e1 haf\u00f0i \u00e9g reyndar ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed 30 \u00e1r og haf\u00f0i sannast sagna \u00e1tt b\u00e1gt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 tr\u00faa konum sem s\u00f6g\u00f0u fr\u00e1 s\u00f6mu reynslu \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00c9g rei\u00f0 ekki \u00fat \u00e1 me\u00f0g\u00f6ngunni en umgekkst hesta eins og venjulega og fann engan mun. En \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 kl\u00f6ngrast \u00e1 bak eftir a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 var f\u00e6tt \u00feyrmdi yfir mig, enda var rei\u00f0skj\u00f3tinn 5 vetra gamall n\u00fdtaminn hestur. Kaldur sviti spratt \u00fat og hjarta\u00f0 sl\u00f3 \u00f6rar og ekki var \u00e9g mikill stu\u00f0ningur fyrir hestinn unga sem au\u00f0vita\u00f0 vanta\u00f0i lei\u00f0toga. \u00c9g var sannf\u00e6r\u00f0 um a\u00f0 \u00e9g mundi detta af baki og deyja og skilja barni\u00f0 eftir m\u00f3\u00f0urlaust. \u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00e1\u00f0ur haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hrein \u00e1n\u00e6gja var \u00f6r\u00f0i\u00f0 kv\u00f6l og p\u00edna. Mig dreymdi um hesta b\u00e6\u00f0i dag og n\u00f3tt og \u00ed draumunum var gamli kjarkurinn alltaf til sta\u00f0ar. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 vilja taka mig \u00e1 og b\u00e6ta \u00e1standi\u00f0 t\u00f3k \u00fea\u00f0 langan t\u00edma. Kjarkurinn kom \u00fe\u00f3 sm\u00e1m saman\u00a0 og hesturinn ungi var\u00f0 minn traustasti rei\u00f0hestur n\u00e6stu 20 \u00e1rin.<\/p>\n

\u00c1 \u00feeim 27 \u00e1rum sem li\u00f0in eru fr\u00e1 \u00feessu fyrsta kjarkleysi m\u00ednu og hefur kjarkurinn veri\u00f0 mismikill. \u00c9g hef nokkrum sinnum s\u00ed\u00f0an misst kjarkinn af \u00fdmsum \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um, en oftast hefur \u00fea\u00f0 komi\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 hafa fari\u00f0 sjaldnar \u00e1 bak, t.d. eftir veikindi, a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 n\u00fdjan hest og vi\u00f0 hrein kynsl\u00f3\u00f0askipti \u00ed hestah\u00f3pnum svo d\u00e6mi s\u00e9u nefnd.<\/p>\n

En \u00fe\u00f3tt vita\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 margt geti valdi\u00f0 kjarkleysi er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 barneignir eru ein algengasta ors\u00f6kin. \u00cd \u00fea\u00f0 minnsta s\u00fa sem \u00fe\u00f3 eitthva\u00f0 er r\u00e6tt um jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 s\u00e9 vel fali\u00f0 me\u00f0al hestaf\u00f3lks.<\/p>\n

\u00deegar Svand\u00eds El\u00edsa Margr\u00e9t Sveinsd\u00f3ttir setti eftirfarandi f\u00e6rslu um kjarkleysi og kv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed hestamennsku inn \u00e1 Facebooks\u00ed\u00f0una Hestasamf\u00e9lagi\u00f0<\/em> skapa\u00f0ist g\u00f3\u00f0 umr\u00e6\u00f0a og f\u00e9kk f\u00e6rslan yfir 50 umm\u00e6li. \u00dea\u00f0 segir eitthva\u00f0 og athygli vekur a\u00f0 allir sem sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u voru konur. En svona var f\u00e6rsla Svand\u00edsar:<\/p>\n

\u201eA\u00f0 missa kjarkinn eftir barneignir, 8 \u00e1r \u00ed str\u00f6ggl vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 n\u00e1 honum upp aftur. Hr\u00e6\u00f0slan mest utan ger\u00f0is. Me\u00f0 hest sem kom fyrri eiganda \u00ed gegnum hr\u00e6\u00f0sluna en n\u00faverandi eigandi svitnar \u00ed l\u00f3fana og f\u00e6r hn\u00fat \u00ed magann vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eitt a\u00f0 hugsa um rei\u00f0t\u00far og finnur allar afsakanir \u00ed heiminum til a\u00f0 sleppa vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak. En \u00e9g elska allt sem tengist hestum og \u00fer\u00e1i a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00ed rei\u00f0t\u00far. Hva\u00f0 get \u00e9g gert? Hef fari\u00f0 \u00e1 \u201ehr\u00e6\u00f0slup\u00fakan\u00e1mskei\u00f0\u201c en \u00feau hafa \u00f6ll veri\u00f0 inni \u00ed h\u00f6ll e\u00f0a \u00ed ger\u00f0i.\u201c<\/p>\n

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Svand\u00eds me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um vinum, upp\u00e1haldshestinum N\u00e1ttfara og t\u00edkinni Ar\u00edu. Mynd fr\u00e1 Svand\u00edsi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kr\u00f3a\u00f0i m\u00f6mmu s\u00edna af og heimta\u00f0i hest<\/h3>\n

Svand\u00eds f\u00e9llst \u00e1 a\u00f0 koma \u00ed vi\u00f0tal vi\u00f0 Hestamennsku<\/em> til a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um vandam\u00e1li\u00f0. H\u00fan er ein \u00feeirra sem kemur ekki \u00far hestafj\u00f6lskyldu heldur kom h\u00fan fj\u00f6lskyldu sinni \u00e1 \u00f3vart me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 la\u00f0ast miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 hestum \u00ed barn\u00e6sku. H\u00fan byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 bekkjarsystrum s\u00ednum upp \u00ed hesth\u00fas og svo \u00e1 hestbak \u00feegar h\u00fan var 12-13 \u00e1ra.<\/p>\n

Vinkona fj\u00f6lskyldunnar, kona sem haf\u00f0i passa\u00f0 Svand\u00edsi og systkini hennar, vissi af \u00e1huga hennar og stakk upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fan fengi hest \u00ed fermingargj\u00f6f. \u201eMamma vildi ekki r\u00e6\u00f0a \u00feetta,\u201c sag\u00f0i Svand\u00eds. \u201eH\u00fan h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 \u00feessi \u00e1hugi mundi duga \u00ed einn vetur og svo v\u00e6ri \u00feetta b\u00fai\u00f0. En vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00e1fram a\u00f0 n\u00f6ldra \u00ed m\u00f6mmu. \u00c9g man \u00feegar h\u00fan gafst upp. Vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 koma \u00far b\u00ed\u00f3 og \u00e9g kr\u00f3a\u00f0i m\u00f6mmu af \u00ed str\u00e6t\u00f3sk\u00fdli og su\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00feanga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 h\u00fan sag\u00f0i j\u00e1. \u00c9g eigna\u00f0ist hana Freyju m\u00edna 2. apr\u00edl 1995, daginn sem \u00e9g fermdist. H\u00fan var \u00f3s\u00e9\u00f0, \u00f3tamin og \u00feriggja vetra. \u00de\u00e1 var ekki aftur sn\u00fai\u00f0. H\u00fan var tekin \u00e1 h\u00fas veturinn eftir og reyndist algj\u00f6rlega sj\u00e1lftamin og mj\u00f6g traust. Vi\u00f0 vinkonurnar g\u00e1tum gert alls konar fimleika\u00e6fingar \u00e1 henni \u00fati \u00ed ger\u00f0i og snerum \u00f6fugt og ger\u00f0um \u00fdmsar k\u00fanstir.\u201c<\/p>\n

Svand\u00eds segist hafa veri\u00f0 alveg \u00f3hr\u00e6dd, en h\u00fan hafi \u00fe\u00f3 aldrei veri\u00f0 \u00feannig a\u00f0 h\u00fan fari \u00e1 hva\u00f0a hest sem er. Ef hestar eru eitthva\u00f0 stressa\u00f0ir fer h\u00fan ekki \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 og segist ekki vera neinn spennuf\u00edkill. En fj\u00f3rum \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan eigna\u00f0ist Freyju keypti h\u00fan tveggja vetra hest, N\u00e1ttfara, af manni sem h\u00fan leig\u00f0i hesth\u00faspl\u00e1ss hj\u00e1. \u201e\u00c9g keypti hestinn \u00ed algj\u00f6ru rugli, en \u00feennan hest \u00e1tti \u00e9g \u00ed 18 \u00e1r. \u00c9g tamdi hann sj\u00e1lf, e\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 hann hafi l\u00edka veri\u00f0 sj\u00e1lftaminn. \u00c9g var mj\u00f6g heppin me\u00f0 \u00feessi hross. N\u00e1ttfari var \u00ed miklu upp\u00e1haldi hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00c1 t\u00edmabili rei\u00f0 Svand\u00eds alls konar hestum og var alls ekki hr\u00e6dd. H\u00fan datt l\u00edka margoft af baki. \u201eMeira a\u00f0 segja datt \u00e9g einu sinni illa \u00e1 mj\u00f6\u00f0mina og gat ekkert ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat veturinn \u00e1 eftir. En svo byrja\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fearn \u00e6sta vetur og \u00fea\u00f0 var allt \u00ed lagi,\u201c sag\u00f0i Svand\u00eds. H\u00fan s\u00f3tti n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta kunn\u00e1ttuna og f\u00f3r \u00ed hestafer\u00f0 og allt gekk vel. \u00c1 t\u00edmabili \u00e1tti h\u00fan 5 hross og var \u00e1 kafi \u00ed hestamennskunni. \u201e\u00c9g pr\u00f3fa\u00f0i a\u00f0 keppa l\u00edka \u00e1 hinum og \u00feessum hestum. \u00dea\u00f0 gekk reyndar ekki vel en var mj\u00f6g gaman. \u00d6ll hrossin sem \u00e9g \u00e1tti voru mj\u00f6g \u00fe\u00e6g og g\u00f3\u00f0 og gangg\u00f3\u00f0. \u00c9g lenti aldrei \u00ed neinum hrekkjum, rokum e\u00f0a sl\u00edku. N\u00e1ttfari var s\u00e9rstaklega g\u00f3\u00f0ur vinur minn og \u00e9g \u00e1 alltaf eftir a\u00f0 bera alla hesta saman vi\u00f0 hann. Allir g\u00e1tu ri\u00f0i\u00f0 honum og \u00fea\u00f0 var eins og a\u00f0 skipta um g\u00edr \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur vildi skipta um gangtegund, ekkert m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 var mikil eftirsj\u00e1 \u00feegar hann f\u00e9ll fyrir r\u00famu \u00e1ri s\u00ed\u00f0an.\u201c<\/p>\n

Svo f\u00e6ddust b\u00f6rnin<\/h3>\n

\u201eSvo \u00feurftu \u00feessi blessu\u00f0 b\u00f6rn a\u00f0 f\u00e6\u00f0ast,\u201c segir Svand\u00eds og glottir. \u201e\u00deegar \u00e9g gekk me\u00f0 eldra barni\u00f0 sem er drengur og er n\u00fa \u00a09 \u00e1ra var \u00e9g mj\u00f6g veik, enda var svo sem aldrei plani\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat \u00e1 me\u00f0g\u00f6ngunni. \u00c9g t\u00f3k inn hesta veturinn eftir. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 tvo hesta inn sama dag og \u00e9g komst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g var or\u00f0in \u00f3fr\u00edsk aftur. \u00c9g var b\u00fain a\u00f0 finna norska stelpu sem \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 taka fyrir mig unga Glampad\u00f3ttur sem \u00e9g \u00e1tti og temja hana. \u00c9g ba\u00f0 hana \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka N\u00e1ttfara fyrir mig l\u00edka. \u00deau voru svo sett \u00fat um vori\u00f0. \u00c9g f\u00f3r alltaf upp \u00ed hesth\u00fas \u00feegar \u00e9g gat til a\u00f0 anda a\u00f0 m\u00e9r lyktinni. D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn f\u00e6ddist \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed og \u00e9g t\u00f3k svo inn \u00ed jan\u00faar \u00e1ri\u00f0 eftir. \u00de\u00e1 \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak. N\u00e1ttfari var farinn a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00ed f\u00e6turna en ekkert fannst a\u00f0 honum. Eftir \u00fea\u00f0 var hann \u00fati \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. \u00cd fyrra t\u00f3k \u00e9g hann inn og var a\u00f0 vona a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri or\u00f0inn g\u00f3\u00f0ur, en \u00fe\u00e1 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 hann var spatta\u00f0ur og \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta hann fara.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g var b\u00fain a\u00f0 gefa Freyju. \u00c9g var eiginlega vaxin upp \u00far henni og \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00edu \u00e1ra stelpa sem f\u00e9kk hana. Svo seldi \u00e9g Glampad\u00f3tturina sem er n\u00fa r\u00e6ktunarmeri \u00ed Hornafir\u00f0inum. \u00c9g var \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0allega \u00e1 l\u00e1nshestum \u00e1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili en \u00e1\u00f0ur en N\u00e1ttfari f\u00f3r haf\u00f0i \u00e9g keypt meri sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera vo\u00f0a g\u00f3\u00f0. H\u00fan var l\u00edti\u00f0 tamin og m\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g nokku\u00f0 \u00f6rugg \u00e1 henni. \u00c9g kaupi hana a\u00f0 vori til og veturinn eftir kemur h\u00fan ekki inn fyrr en \u00ed ma\u00ed, grindhoru\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00fev\u00ed svo a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r ekki \u00e1 bak henni \u00fea\u00f0 vori\u00f0. H\u00fan f\u00f3r svo \u00ed haga \u00e1 Su\u00f0urlandi \u00fear sem h\u00fan jafna\u00f0i sig mj\u00f6g vel. \u00c9g t\u00f3k hana inn \u00ed fyrra og h\u00fan f\u00f3r \u00ed \u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00ed m\u00e1nu\u00f0 og \u00e9g skynja\u00f0i flj\u00f3tt a\u00f0 h\u00fan var ekki hross fyrir mig. H\u00fan var \u00e1geng og \u00e9g treysti henni ekki \u00ed kringum krakkana. \u00c9g augl\u00fdsti hana til s\u00f6lu og n\u00fa er komi\u00f0 \u00e1r s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00e9kk hest \u00ed skiptum, vo\u00f0alega g\u00f3\u00f0an hest sem haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0 fyrri eiganda s\u00ednum \u00ed gegnum hr\u00e6\u00f0slut\u00edmabil.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00deetta dug\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 ekki til fyrir Svand\u00edsi og h\u00fan fann a\u00f0 h\u00fan var virkilega hr\u00e6dd. H\u00fan leigir hj\u00e1 vinkonu sinni sem rekur hestaleigu og hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0um hj\u00e1 henni.<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00c9g er ekki hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 umgangast hesta og \u00e9g er ekki hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak inni \u00ed ger\u00f0i. En ef \u00fea\u00f0 er beinn og brei\u00f0ur vegur framundan \u00fe\u00e1 missi \u00e9g allan kjark. \u00c9g veit a\u00f0 \u00e9g er me\u00f0 r\u00e9tta hestinn \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum og stefni a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 taka hann inn \u00ed jan\u00faar n\u00e6stkomandi.\u00a0\u00c9g \u00fearf bara a\u00f0 komast \u00ed einkat\u00edma. \u00c9g hef fari\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 fyrir hr\u00e6ddar konur, rosalega gott n\u00e1mskei\u00f0, en \u00fea\u00f0 var allt inni \u00ed rei\u00f0h\u00f6ll og \u00e9g er ekkert hr\u00e6dd \u00fear.\u201c<\/p>\n

Hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 rokur, en hefur aldrei upplifa\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r<\/h3>\n

En vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0 er Svand\u00eds hr\u00e6dd? \u201e\u00c9g er hr\u00e6dd um a\u00f0 ef \u00e9g fer \u00fat \u00far ger\u00f0inu \u00fe\u00e1 rj\u00faki hesturinn. \u00c9g er hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 rokur, en \u00e9g hef aldrei lent \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hestur rj\u00faki me\u00f0 mig. \u00c9g er \u00ed n\u00fdja hverfinu \u00ed S\u00f6rla og \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir a\u00f0 gera ekki neitt f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00ed fetrei\u00f0t\u00far um hverfi\u00f0. \u00c9g hugga\u00f0i mig vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ef hesturinn mundi rj\u00faka \u00fear g\u00e6ti \u00e9g stoppa\u00f0 hann \u00e1 n\u00e6sta h\u00fasi. \u00c9g var or\u00f0in smeik \u00e1 N\u00e1ttfara m\u00ednum sem aldrei haf\u00f0i gert neitt \u00ed \u00f6ll \u00feessi \u00e1r. \u00c9g var hr\u00e6dd vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ef einhver k\u00e6mi aftan a\u00f0 m\u00e9r og honum mundi breg\u00f0a og hann mundi rj\u00faka. Hann haf\u00f0i samt aldrei roki\u00f0. \u00deetta er bara einhver hugsun sem er f\u00f6st \u00ed hausnum \u00e1 m\u00e9r. M\u00e9r fyndist \u00e9g \u00f6ruggari ef \u00e9g f\u00e6ri bara \u00ed fetrei\u00f0t\u00far og vissi a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri bara ein \u00e1 \u00f6llu sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. \u00c9g veit samt alveg hvernig \u00e9g \u00e1 a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 ef hestur r\u00fdkur. \u00c9g kann \u00feetta alveg, en samt.\u201c<\/p>\n

En finnst Svand\u00edsi ekki betra a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum? \u201eNei. M\u00e9r finnst \u00fea\u00f0 eiginlega verra\u201c, segir h\u00fan. \u201eTil d\u00e6mis f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00e1 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 hj\u00e1 vinkonu minni og var a\u00f0eins a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa henni. \u00dea\u00f0 gekk mj\u00f6g vel svona inni \u00ed rei\u00f0h\u00f6ll og \u00ed ger\u00f0i. Svo komst \u00e9g ekki \u00ed eitt skipti og h\u00fan sendi m\u00e9r skilabo\u00f0 og spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g \u00e6tli ekki a\u00f0 koma. N\u00fa \u00e6tti a\u00f0 fara \u00ed sm\u00e1 rei\u00f0t\u00far. \u00dea\u00f0 bara frussa\u00f0ist svitinn \u00far l\u00f3funum \u00e1 m\u00e9r og maginn \u00ed m\u00e9r f\u00f3r \u00ed hn\u00fat. \u00c9g vissi \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i fari\u00f0 mj\u00f6g r\u00f3lega \u00ed einfaldri r\u00f6\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00e1tti samt a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 r\u00f3legasta hestinum \u00ed h\u00fasinu sem kippir s\u00e9r ekki upp vi\u00f0 neitt, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt flugv\u00e9l mundi lenda vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 honum. \u00c9g svitna bara vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala um \u00feetta.\u201c<\/p>\n

Svand\u00eds finnur fyrir miklum s\u00f6knu\u00f0i og jafnvel sorg \u00feegar h\u00fan hugsar um \u00feetta kjarkleysi og l\u00f6ngun til a\u00f0 yfirvinna hr\u00e6\u00f0sluna. H\u00fan f\u00f3r og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00cdslandsm\u00f3ti\u00f0 \u00ed sumar og vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 alla \u00feessa fallegu hesta langa\u00f0i hana \u00e1takanlega miki\u00f0 \u00e1 bak. H\u00fan hugsar oft um margar g\u00f3\u00f0ar stundir sem h\u00fan hefur \u00e1tt \u00ed hestamennskunni sem eykur enn \u00e1 l\u00f6ngunina. B\u00f6rnin hennar tv\u00f6 eru b\u00fain a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 og s\u00fdna hestamennskunni mikinn \u00e1huga. Svand\u00eds vill alls ekki a\u00f0 hennar hr\u00e6\u00f0sla smitist yfir \u00e1 \u00feau. Hennar draumur er a\u00f0 geta fari\u00f0 \u00ed rei\u00f0t\u00far me\u00f0 \u00feeim. Eins og sta\u00f0an er n\u00fana mundi h\u00fan ekki geta \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00c9g veit innst inni a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef enga \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 vera hr\u00e6dd. \u00c9g er me\u00f0 traustan hest og \u00fea\u00f0 hefur ekkert komi\u00f0 fyrir. \u00c9g er mj\u00f6g vonsvikin me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfa mig af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00e9r finnst \u00e9g vera hr\u00e6dd \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til \u00feess. M\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta h\u00e1lfger\u00f0ur aumingjaskapur \u00ed m\u00e9r.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vera \u00ed kv\u00ed\u00f0anum til a\u00f0 hann minnki<\/h3>\n

Sigr\u00fan Erlingsd\u00f3ttir s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur og hestakona \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku telur a\u00f0 kjarkleysi \u00ed hestamennsku s\u00e9 vel fali\u00f0 leyndarm\u00e1l. H\u00fan hefur sj\u00e1lf lent \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 missa kjarkinn eftir barnsbur\u00f0, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 hafa byrja\u00f0 \u00ed sinni hestamennsku barnung. F\u00f3lk \u00e1 erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna e\u00f0a leita s\u00e9r hj\u00e1lpar vi\u00f0 \u00feessu. Sigr\u00fan Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, rei\u00f0kennari, m\u00f3\u00f0ir hennar hefur haldi\u00f0 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 fyrir hr\u00e6tt f\u00f3lk, a\u00f0allega konur, \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r og gerir enn. Einnig hafa \u00fe\u00e6r m\u00e6\u00f0gur haldi\u00f0 n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 saman.<\/p>\n

Sigr\u00fan segir a\u00f0 \u00ed d\u00e6mi Svand\u00edsar s\u00e9 nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 h\u00fan f\u00e1i hj\u00e1lp vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 yfirvinna kv\u00ed\u00f0ann. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er eins me\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0a sem tengist hestamennsku og\/e\u00f0a \u00fatrei\u00f0um og kv\u00ed\u00f0a almennt a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera \u00ed kv\u00ed\u00f0anum til \u00feess a\u00f0 hann minnki. H\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 skipta kv\u00ed\u00f0a e\u00f0a hr\u00e6\u00f0slu \u00ed tvo flokka. Hr\u00e6\u00f0sla getur veri\u00f0 e\u00f0lilegt vi\u00f0brag\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fear sem f\u00f3lk \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera hr\u00e6tt. Ef \u00fe\u00fa heyrir \u00edskra \u00ed bremsum einhvers sta\u00f0ar n\u00e1l\u00e6gt \u00fe\u00e9r \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 vera hr\u00e6dd. \u00de\u00fa \u00e1tt a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 og taka til f\u00f3tanna til \u00feess a\u00f0 koma \u00fe\u00e9r undan. Vi\u00f0 \u00feekkjum \u00f6ll \u00feetta vi\u00f0brag\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Anna\u00f0 er a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0a, t.d. eftir f\u00e6\u00f0ingu, eins og \u00e9g lenti \u00ed \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 vera b\u00fain a\u00f0 vera \u00ed hestamennsku fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g var krakki. Allt \u00ed einu \u00feor\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a neinu hrossi nema hestinum sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk \u00ed fermingargj\u00f6f. \u00c9g var meira a\u00f0 segja \u00ed h\u00e1lfger\u00f0ri atvinnumennsku \u00ed hestamennsku. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en ma\u00f0urinn minn f\u00f3r a\u00f0 gera athugasemdir vi\u00f0 \u00feetta og spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 ruglu\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara bara \u00e1 eitt hross a\u00f0 \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 velta \u00feessu fyrir m\u00e9r og \u00ed raun og veru a\u00f0 gera m\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri kv\u00ed\u00f0in. \u00c9g f\u00f3r \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 byrja a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir til \u00feess a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 vandam\u00e1li\u00f0, allt byggt \u00e1 minni reynslu og menntun \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00c9g og mamma notu\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00feessa a\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i sem vi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum.\u201c<\/p>\n

Gott er a\u00f0 setja s\u00e9r markmi\u00f0 og taka eitt skref \u00ed einu<\/h3>\n

Sigr\u00fan segir a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00feurfi fyrst a\u00f0 leggja \u00fea\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur fyrir s\u00e9r a\u00f0 hverju ma\u00f0ur \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 stefna. \u00c6tlar \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 stefna a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 geta aftur keppt \u00e1 hestum? E\u00f0a \u00e6tlar \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 mi\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 geta aftur ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldunni? \u201e\u00de\u00fa \u00fearf h\u00e6gt og r\u00f3lega a\u00f0 gera \u00e1\u00e6tlun um hva\u00f0a markmi\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 n\u00e1. Best er a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a inni \u00ed ger\u00f0i og gefa s\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0an og langan t\u00edma \u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0last kjark vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0. Hr\u00e6\u00f0slan minnkar vi\u00f0 \u00feetta, svo framarlega sem \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00e1 hesti sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 treysta, enda eru \u00fea\u00f0 einu hestarnir sem nota \u00e6tti vi\u00f0 \u00feetta verkefni.<\/p>\n

Svo gerir ma\u00f0ur \u00e1\u00e6tlun um n\u00e6sta skref. Hva\u00f0 \u00e6tlar \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 gera n\u00e6st? Kannski r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat me\u00f0 maka e\u00f0a vini \u00e1 gamla Blesa? \u00dea\u00f0 gerir ma\u00f0ur \u00ed r\u00f3legheitunum \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur s\u00e9 hr\u00e6ddur. \u00de\u00fa ert \u00fe\u00e1 inni \u00ed kv\u00ed\u00f0anum eins og \u00e9g nefndi \u00e1\u00f0an. S\u00ed\u00f0an tekur \u00fe\u00fa eitt skref \u00ed einu \u00ed r\u00f3legheitunum og mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 fara ekki fram \u00far s\u00e9r.\u201c<\/p>\n

En hva\u00f0 veldur kv\u00ed\u00f0anum? \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 getur veri\u00f0 svo margt og mj\u00f6g pers\u00f3nubundi\u00f0. Sumir, \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0allega konur v\u00e6ntanlega, ver\u00f0a hr\u00e6ddar eftir a\u00f0 eiga barn og upplifa hr\u00e6\u00f0slu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 komi fyrir og a\u00f0 barni\u00f0 ver\u00f0i jafnvel m\u00f3\u00f0urlaust. \u00d6\u00f0rum veldur kv\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 missa trausta gamla rei\u00f0hestinn sinn og \u00feurfa a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kynnast n\u00fdju hrossi svo d\u00e6mi s\u00e9u nefnd.\u201c<\/p>\n

Tala\u00f0u \u00ed \u00feig kjark, ekki tala hann \u00far \u00fe\u00e9r<\/h3>\n

Sigr\u00fan segir a\u00f0 besta r\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 til a\u00f0 takast t.d. \u00e1 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kynnast n\u00fdju hrossi s\u00e9 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak m\u00f6rgum \u00f3kunnugum hrossum. \u201eTil eru margar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir til \u00feess a\u00f0 breyta \u00feankaganginum hj\u00e1 manni. Spur\u00f0u \u00feig hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa ert b\u00fain a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r og hva\u00f0 hefur \u00fe\u00fa oft dotti\u00f0 af baki og meitt \u00feig illa? Nau\u00f0synlegt er a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feennan \u00feankagang sem ma\u00f0ur er b\u00fainn a\u00f0 koma s\u00e9r upp. \u00de\u00fa \u00e6ttir a\u00f0 hugsa \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 st\u00edga \u00e1 bak. Hven\u00e6r datt \u00e9g s\u00ed\u00f0ast af baki? Svari\u00f0 er kannski: \u00c9g man \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00fea\u00f0 er svo langt s\u00ed\u00f0an. Meiddi \u00e9g mig? Svari\u00f0: Nei, alla vega ekki miki\u00f0. Svo m\u00e1 halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfa sig og segja t.d.: \u00a0\u00c9g er me\u00f0 rosalega g\u00f3\u00f0a reynslu \u00ed hestamennsku. \u00c9g kann a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 ef hestur hleypur \u00fatundan s\u00e9r, ef hann fer \u00e1 st\u00f6kk, \u00e9g kann a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta hann t\u00f6lta og \u00e9g kann a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0va hann. \u00c9g kann \u00feetta allt. \u00deetta hef \u00e9g allt pr\u00f3fa\u00f0 m\u00f6rg hundru\u00f0 sinnum.<\/p>\n

\u00deetta \u00e1 vi\u00f0 lang flesta \u00fe\u00f3 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 s\u00e9u \u00feeir sem missa kjarkinn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 detta af baki og mei\u00f0a sig. En vi\u00f0 erum alltaf \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni. Ef hesturinn \u00feinn hefur hnoti\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feig \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00fdr s\u00e1 kv\u00ed\u00f0ni alltaf til framt\u00ed\u00f0armynd um a\u00f0 hann geti hnoti\u00f0 aftur. En l\u00edkindin eru ekki svo mikil.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00fa m\u00e1tt ekki tala \u00far s\u00e9r kjarkinn og ekki leyfa \u00f6\u00f0rum a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 heldur. \u00de\u00e1 missir \u00fe\u00fa sj\u00e1lfstrausti\u00f0. \u00de\u00fa m\u00e1tt ekki fara \u00ed kringum vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 heldur \u00fearf ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 vera \u00ed a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0unum sem valda manni kv\u00ed\u00f0a, fara a\u00f0 engu \u00f3\u00f0slega og vinna sig \u00fat \u00far kv\u00ed\u00f0anum stig af stig. Ekki b\u00ed\u00f0a, heldur byrja\u00f0u strax. Ma\u00f0ur ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vinna \u00far vandam\u00e1linu sj\u00e1lfur og \u00fearf a\u00f0 manna sig upp. Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00feorir ekki \u00e1 einhvern hest leysir \u00fe\u00fa ekki vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 hestinn.<\/p>\n

Sigr\u00fan finnur a\u00f0eins fyrir kjarkleysi enn ef h\u00fan pr\u00f3far n\u00fd hross e\u00f0a fer \u00e1 bak tryppunum s\u00ednum, en annars ekki. \u201eEf \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00e1 hestbaki og ert hr\u00e6ddur ertu kjarka\u00f0ur. \u00deetta sag\u00f0i pabbi minn heitinn, Erlingur J\u00f3nsson. En ef \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 ekki \u00e1 bak, \u00fe\u00e1 ertu kjarkaus. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf engan kjark til a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki hr\u00e6ddur,\u201c sag\u00f0i Sigr\u00fan a\u00f0 lokum.<\/p>\n

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B\u00e6tt vi\u00f0 greinina 17. okt\u00f3ber, 2019<\/p>\n

Svand\u00eds er farin a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat. H\u00fan hefur fari\u00f0 7 sinnum \u00e1 hestbak s\u00ed\u00f0an greinin birtist 6. okt\u00f3ber sl. H\u00fan \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 ef h\u00fan t\u00e6kist ekki \u00e1 vi\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0ann v\u00e6ri \u00feetta b\u00fai\u00f0. Or\u00f0 Sigr\u00fanar Erlingsd\u00f3ttur s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ings um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feyrftum a\u00f0 vera \u00ed a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0unum og takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0ann h\u00f6f\u00f0u miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja. Til hamingju Svand\u00eds!<\/p>\n

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Meira um kv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed hestamennsku:<\/p>\n

Umr\u00e6\u00f0a Svand\u00edsar \u00e1 Hestasamf\u00e9lagi\u00f0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Grein \u00ed Morgunbla\u00f0inu um kjarkleysi<\/a><\/p>\n

Grein eftir Sigr\u00fanu Erlingsd\u00f3ttur \u00ed Ei\u00f0faxa<\/em>, 4. tbl. 1998.<\/p>\n

Vefs\u00ed\u00f0a: Annette<\/a> Paterakis, hugar\u00fej\u00e1lfari hestamanna.<\/p>\n

B\u00f3k: Brain Training for Riders<\/a> eftir Andrea Monsarrat Waldo<\/p>\n

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