Hva\u00f0 hefur gott l\u00edkamlegt \u00e1stand a\u00f0 segja fyrir knapa og hest? Bergr\u00fan Ing\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir rei\u00f0kennari og einka\u00fej\u00e1lfari segir a\u00f0 gott l\u00edkamlegt \u00e1stand knapa s\u00e9 fyrst og fremst a\u00f0 vera \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u jafnv\u00e6gi l\u00edkamlega og andlega og vera hraustur og me\u00f0vita\u00f0ur. \u00dea\u00f0 hafi mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hestinn, getu hans, heilbrig\u00f0i og jafnv\u00e6gi.<\/p>\n
Bergr\u00fan heldur fyrirlestur og n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 \u00e1 vegum Fr\u00e6\u00f0slunefndar Hestamannaf\u00e9lagsins Skagfir\u00f0ings n\u00fa um helgina \u00fear sem h\u00fan mun fjalla um l\u00edkamlegt \u00e1stand knapa auk \u00feess sem h\u00fan b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 rei\u00f0n\u00e1mskei\u00f0, einkakennslu, \u00fear sem \u00e1hersla er l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 knapann, hvernig hann beitir s\u00e9r og hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hestinn. Einnig f\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur almennar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta sig og hestinn og a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 greina styrkleika s\u00edna og veikleika.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta er annar veturinn sem Bergr\u00fan kennir knapa\u00fej\u00e1lfun vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00e1 H\u00f3lum. H\u00fan segist alltaf hafa haft \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttai\u00f0kun og t\u00f3k til d\u00e6mis st\u00fadentspr\u00f3f af \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttabraut og f\u00e9lagsfr\u00e6\u00f0ibraut fr\u00e1 Fj\u00f6lbrautask\u00f3lanum Su\u00f0urlands \u00e1 Selfossi.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00c9g hef alltaf haft \u00e1huga \u00e1 l\u00edkamsbeitingu knapa og gaman a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 fallega \u00e1setu og samspil knapa og hests. En \u00e1huginn \u00e1 \u00e1hrifum l\u00edkamsbeitingar knapa kvikna\u00f0i \u00feegar \u00e9g datt af hestbaki og slasa\u00f0ist. \u00cd batanum f\u00f3r \u00e9g sj\u00e1lf til einka\u00fej\u00e1lfara og \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 finna mun \u00e1 hestunum hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00c1kve\u00f0in atri\u00f0i sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l, til d\u00e6mis a\u00f0 hesturinn var st\u00edfur \u00f6\u00f0rum meginn e\u00f0a me\u00f0 misstyrk, l\u00f6gu\u00f0ust allt \u00ed einu. \u00de\u00e1 f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 hugsa um a\u00f0 vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 l\u00e6gi ef til vill ekki hj\u00e1 hestinum heldur m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfri. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri kannski einhver misstyrkur hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r sem v\u00e6ri \u00fev\u00ed valdandi a\u00f0 hesturinn svara\u00f0i m\u00e9r svona.\u201c<\/p>\n
Bergr\u00fan segir a\u00f0 \u00feegar h\u00fan f\u00f3r a\u00f0 gera s\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00feessum atri\u00f0um og vera me\u00f0vitu\u00f0 um l\u00edkamlegar takmarkanir hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00e6r\u00f0i h\u00fan a\u00f0 beita s\u00e9r \u00feannig a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i minni \u00e1hrif\u00a0 \u00e1 hestinn. \u201e\u00c9g er r\u00e9ttf\u00e6tt og h\u00e6gri f\u00f3turinn er sterkari. \u00deegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r a\u00f0 gera \u00e6fingar hj\u00e1 einka\u00fej\u00e1lfaranum var\u00f0 \u00e9g jafnari og \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00f6tnu\u00f0u allar f\u00f3ta\u00e1bendingar og vinstri f\u00f3turinn f\u00f3r a\u00f0 geta unni\u00f0 til jafns vi\u00f0 \u00feann h\u00e6gri.\u201c<\/p>\n
Bergr\u00fan kenndi t\u00f6luvert eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan lauk rei\u00f0kennaran\u00e1minu og \u00e1\u00f0ur en h\u00fan b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 sig n\u00e1mi \u00ed einka\u00fej\u00e1lfun. \u201e\u00c9g spur\u00f0i oft nemendur m\u00edna a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed upp \u00e1 hvora h\u00f6ndina \u00feeim fannst betra a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a. \u00cd lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 \u00feeim fannst betra a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a upp \u00e1 a\u00f0ra h\u00f6ndina frekar en hina og au\u00f0vita\u00f0 gerum vi\u00f0 meira af \u00fev\u00ed sem er \u00fe\u00e6gilegra fyrir okkur l\u00edkamlega \u00fev\u00ed okkur finnst \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0veldara. En \u00feetta er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0vita\u00f0ur um vandann. Um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g hugsa me\u00f0vita\u00f0 um a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi tilhneygingu til \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a meira upp \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd frekar en vinstri \u00fe\u00e1 fyrst get \u00e9g brug\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. En \u00e9g geri \u00fea\u00f0 ekki ef \u00e9g \u00e1tta mig ekki \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar kemur a\u00f0 sterkum einkennum hj\u00e1 kn\u00f6pum \u00fearf a\u00f0 huga a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu. \u00c9g er einka\u00fej\u00e1lfari en hvorki l\u00e6knir n\u00e9 sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfari. En \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00feegar knapi er skakkur, hokinn e\u00f0a fattur e\u00f0a ef \u00a0\u00f6nnur \u00f6xlin h\u00e6rri en hin. \u00de\u00e1 bendi \u00e9g vi\u00f0komandi \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 og \u00e9g get hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 honum \u00fat fr\u00e1 v\u00f6\u00f0vafr\u00e6\u00f0inni. En \u00fea\u00f0 kemur fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 nemendur sem eru me\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l sem eru fyrir utan mitt svi\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 r\u00e1\u00f0legg \u00e9g f\u00f3lki a\u00f0 leita til sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfara og s\u00ed\u00f0an get \u00e9g hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 \u00feegar b\u00fai\u00f0 er a\u00f0 greina vandann.\u201c<\/p>\n
Heilt yfir telur Bergr\u00fan a\u00f0 hestamenn hafi \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta l\u00edkamlegt \u00e1stand sitt. \u00deetta vir\u00f0ist vera fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 skipta m\u00e1li \u00ed auknum m\u00e6li. \u201eVi\u00f0 reynum a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta \u00fej\u00e1lfun hestanna me\u00f0 endingu \u00feeirra \u00ed huga og m\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta mi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta endingu okkar knapanna l\u00edka. M\u00e9r finnst \u00e1huginn \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins fara eftir aldri knapa. \u00deeir sem hafa ri\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r eru kannski ekki eins opnir fyrir \u00fev\u00ed. En \u00fea\u00f0 er alls ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur og alveg jafn mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir hinn almenna hestamann, \u00fatrei\u00f0arf\u00f3lki\u00f0, a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta l\u00edkamlegt \u00e1stand sitt.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g kenni \u00fe\u00f3 nokku\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum og \u00fear er algengt a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk eigi bara einn hest og r\u00ed\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed alltaf sama hestinum. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 er einhver skekkja \u00ed l\u00edkama knapans e\u00f0a hann beitir s\u00e9r ekki r\u00e9tt og r\u00ed\u00f0ur sama hestinum \u00e1r eftir \u00e1r er vi\u00f0b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fari sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hestinn og getur jafnvel leitt til st\u00e6rri vandam\u00e1la. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir alla sem starfa vi\u00f0 hross og \u00fe\u00e1 sem vilja r\u00ed\u00f0a s\u00e9r til \u00e1n\u00e6gju a\u00f0 hafa \u00feetta \u00ed huga.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g legg \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk s\u00e9 fyrst og fremst hraust og me\u00f0vita\u00f0 um hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 beitir s\u00e9r og hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 getur b\u00e6tt l\u00edkamsbeitingu s\u00edna. \u00c9g er alls ekki a\u00f0 tala um a\u00f0 steypa alla \u00ed sama form. \u00c9g reyni \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fdta undir heilbrig\u00f0ari l\u00edfst\u00edl. \u00dea\u00f0 skiptir ekki \u00f6llu a\u00f0 vera \u00feungur e\u00f0a l\u00e9ttur, heldur a\u00f0 vera \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u formi. \u00a0Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 getur skipti m\u00e1li a\u00f0 \u00feyngd knapa hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hreyfingar hestsins. En knapi \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u formi \u00e1 au\u00f0veldara me\u00f0 a\u00f0 fylgja hreyfingum hestsins en s\u00e1 sem er \u00ed of\u00feyngd.\u201c<\/p>\n
Bergr\u00fan sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 Fr\u00e6\u00f0slunefnd Skagfir\u00f0ings hef\u00f0i haft samband vi\u00f0 sig um a\u00f0 halda n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 og h\u00fan hafi \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 opna \u00e1 \u00feessa \u00fe\u00f6rfu umr\u00e6\u00f0u. \u201e\u00c9g er l\u00edka \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 huga meira a\u00f0 hinum \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttamannlega \u00fe\u00e6tti. Hestamennska hefur oft haft frekar neikv\u00e6\u00f0an l\u00edfsst\u00edlsstimpil \u00e1 s\u00e9r. M\u00e9r finnst gott a\u00f0 vekja athygli \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um l\u00edka me\u00f0 flott \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lk innan okkar ra\u00f0a sem hugar ekki bara a\u00f0 hestinum heldur einnig a\u00f0 s\u00ednu eigin l\u00edkamlegu formi.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g er sj\u00e1lf alltaf a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra, vinna \u00ed m\u00e9r og b\u00e6ta mig og m\u00e9r finnst gott ef \u00e9g get komi\u00f0 \u00feessu einnig \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra. Ma\u00f0ur ver\u00f0ur aldrei fullnuma og v\u00edst er a\u00f0 alltaf kemur eitthva\u00f0 upp \u00e1 sem ma\u00f0ur \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0vita\u00f0ur um til \u00feess a\u00f0 geta b\u00e6tt sig og hestinn.\u201c<\/p>\n
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