{"id":999,"date":"2019-12-13T11:47:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hestamennska.is\/?p=999"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:45:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:45:31","slug":"fullordnir-reyndir-og-vel-tamdir-hestar-henta-byrjendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Fullor\u00f0nir, reyndir og vel tamdir hestar henta byrjendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hestamenn r\u00e6\u00f0a stundum um, b\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0leg t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri og \u00ed spjalli s\u00edn \u00e1 milli, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 vanti n\u00fdli\u00f0un \u00ed hestamennskuna. En til \u00feess a\u00f0 svo megi ver\u00f0a \u00fearf fyrst og fremst trausta, vel tamda og gangg\u00f3\u00f0a hesta sem passa fyrir b\u00f6rn og byrjendur, eldra f\u00f3lk og \u00fe\u00e1 sem eru a\u00f0 byrja aftur \u00ed hestamennsku til d\u00e6mis eftir hl\u00e9 e\u00f0a \u00e1f\u00f6ll. Hvar er sl\u00edka hesta a\u00f0 finna? \u00c1 a\u00f0 kaupa tami\u00f0 hross e\u00f0a \u00f3tami\u00f0? Hvernig hestur hentar? Hestamennska<\/em> leita\u00f0i til S\u00fas\u00f6nnu Sand \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttur tamningakonu, rei\u00f0kennara, d\u00f3mara og formanns F\u00e9lags tamningamanna um sv\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00feessum og fleiri spurningum.<\/p>\n

Fyrst barst tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 tamningum og vi\u00f0 hverju f\u00f3lk megi b\u00faast a\u00f0 lokinni frumtamningu. S\u00fasanna benti \u00e1 frumtamningaregluger\u00f0<\/a> sem finna m\u00e1 \u00e1 vefs\u00ed\u00f0u F\u00e9lags tamningamanna. \u00dear er reyndar um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a kr\u00f6fur sem ger\u00f0ar eru um \u00e1rangur \u00far frumtamningu til \u00feeirra sem l\u00e6ra tamningar vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00e1 H\u00f3lum.<\/p>\n

Gott fyrir hestamennskuna a\u00f0 taka aftur upp utansk\u00f3lapr\u00f3f \u00ed tamningum<\/h3>\n

\u201eV\u00ed\u00f0a er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 temja hross og m\u00e9r finnst vanta heildst\u00e6\u00f0ari vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 heilt yfir \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um \u00f6ll a\u00f0 tala sama tungum\u00e1l \u00feegar vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lum um fortamningu, frumtamningu og grunn\u00fej\u00e1lfun. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 kl\u00e1rlega gott fyrir hestamennskuna \u00ed landinu og t\u00edmab\u00e6rt a\u00f0 taka upp aftur utansk\u00f3lapr\u00f3f – verkn\u00e1m – verkf\u00e6rni \u00ed frumtamningum til a\u00f0 samr\u00e6ma vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 og auka g\u00e6\u00f0i og \u00feekkingu starfandi tamningamanna. Einnig til a\u00f0 koma til m\u00f3ts vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 starfandi tamningamenn sem ekki hafa \u00e1tt heimangengt til a\u00f0 mennta sig. Stj\u00f3rn FT er a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed \u00feessu um \u00feessar mundir. \u00dea\u00f0 d\u00fdrm\u00e6tasta \u00ed \u00f6llu tamningaferlinu er upphafi\u00f0,” sag\u00f0i S\u00fasanna.<\/p>\n

\u00cd frumtamningaregluger\u00f0inni er mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 tamningat\u00edmabil sem er 10-12 vikur e\u00f0a allt a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00edr m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir, 4-5 stundir \u00e1 viku.\u00a0 \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma er nemendum kennt a\u00f0 byggja upp j\u00e1kv\u00e6tt vi\u00f0horf hj\u00e1 trippinu gagnvart manninum og \u00e6fingar ger\u00f0ar sem styrkja lei\u00f0togahlutverk mannsins. Trippinu er kennt a\u00f0 teymast me\u00f0 manni og \u00e1 hesti, unni\u00f0 er me\u00f0 trippi\u00f0 \u00ed hringtaumi og \u00fea\u00f0 undirb\u00fai\u00f0 undir j\u00e1rningu og rei\u00f0. S\u00ed\u00f0an fer fram byrjunar\u00fej\u00e1lfun undir manni. Grunngangtegundir eru \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ar, svo og skilningur \u00e1 \u00e1bendingum.\u00a0Markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 er a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 lok frumtamningat\u00edmabilsins s\u00e9\u00a0hesturinn \u00f3ttalaus og vir\u00f0ir manninn sem lei\u00f0toga.<\/p>\n

\u201eAu\u00f0vita\u00f0 eru hross mj\u00f6g misj\u00f6fn og taka \u00fearf tillit til ge\u00f0slags og ganglags og fleira. Ekki m\u00e1 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 gangsetja \u00feau eftir eins m\u00e1na\u00f0ar tamningu, en hins vegar er mj\u00f6g mikilv\u00e6gt og au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 hrossin \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feau s\u00e9 \u00fej\u00e1l og \u00f3hr\u00e6dd, \u00feau f\u00e6ri afturhlutann \u00ed umgengni og sn\u00fai s\u00e9r alltaf a\u00f0 manninum, f\u00e6ra sig a\u00f0 framan og aftan. \u00dea\u00f0 r\u00edki vir\u00f0ing og traust \u00ed hesth\u00fasinu og h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 teyma hrossin \u00fat og inn.<\/p>\n

Mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 eigandi og tamningama\u00f0ur tali saman<\/h3>\n

Eigandinn \u00fearf a\u00f0 geta tala\u00f0 vi\u00f0 tamningamanninn um s\u00ednar v\u00e6ntingar. Tamningama\u00f0urinn \u00fearf a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra s\u00edn vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 hverju eigandinn m\u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00faast a\u00f0 lokinni frumtamningu. Tamningama\u00f0urinn \u00fearf a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta eiganda vita ef hann er me\u00f0 annan \u00ed vinnu hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r og temur ekki allt sj\u00e1lfur \u00fe\u00f3 hann hafi yfirumsj\u00f3n me\u00f0 hrossinu og f\u00e1 sam\u00feykki fyrir \u00fev\u00ed. Einnig er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 vera \u00ed samskiptum \u00e1 einhverra vikna fresti og fara hreinskilningslega yfir st\u00f6\u00f0una. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00f6llum fyrir bestu. En stundum er pressan of mikil b\u00e6\u00f0i hj\u00e1 tamningam\u00f6nnum og eigendum. Ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 vera kominn \u00ed rei\u00f0t\u00far \u00e1\u00f0ur en hesturinn kann eitthva\u00f0, e\u00f0a r\u00ed\u00f0a t\u00f6lt \u00feegar engar forsendur eru fyrir \u00fev\u00ed e\u00f0a a\u00f0 hesturinn skilji hva\u00f0 hann \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera.\u201c<\/p>\n

Margt m\u00e1 b\u00e6ta, en margt er \u00e1 r\u00e9ttri lei\u00f0 a\u00f0 mati S\u00fas\u00f6nnu. En h\u00fan segir a\u00f0 alltaf s\u00e9 best a\u00f0 allir s\u00e9u hreinir og beinir. \u00dea\u00f0 eigi b\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 um tamningarnar og kynb\u00f3tastarfi\u00f0. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa allt uppi \u00e1 bor\u00f0inu. \u00dea\u00f0 er til d\u00e6mis mj\u00f6g sl\u00e6mt \u00feegar \u00e1hugama\u00f0ur \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 halda upp\u00e1haldshryssunni sinni undir st\u00f3\u00f0hest sem kemur vel fyrir \u00e1 s\u00fdningarvellinum f\u00e6r ekki a\u00f0 vita um \u00fdmsa galla sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 fela og er gert. \u00dea\u00f0 er alvarlegt m\u00e1l.\u201c<\/p>\n

G\u00f3\u00f0 upplifun betri en flottheit og f\u00f3tlyfta<\/h3>\n

– En hvar er a\u00f0 finna hesta fyrir b\u00f6rn, byrjendur og f\u00f3lk \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri sem er kannski a\u00f0 byrja aftur eftir \u00e1f\u00f6ll e\u00f0a hl\u00e9? Og hvernig hest \u00e1 a\u00f0 velja?<\/p>\n

\u201e\u00c9g hef r\u00e1\u00f0lagt f\u00f3lki, sem hefur til d\u00e6mis veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 sp\u00e1 \u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta \u00ed hestamennskunni af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fann ekki hest, a\u00f0 hverju \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 leita. \u00c9g tel a\u00f0 best s\u00e9 a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 10 vetra hesti fyrir \u00feennan h\u00f3p, jafnvel 14 til 16 vetra. Hesturinn \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera traustur og me\u00f0 reynslu og hann \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera vel taminn, hafi ekki bara veri\u00f0 ri\u00f0i\u00f0. Svo r\u00e1\u00f0legg \u00e9g f\u00f3lki a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 rei\u00f0n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 me\u00f0 hestinn, fyrst \u00ed rei\u00f0h\u00f6ll. \u00dear kemur \u00ed lj\u00f3s hva\u00f0 hann kann og hva\u00f0 hann \u00fearf a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra. Hann \u00e1 a\u00f0 kunna a\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0va, vinna \u00e1 hring og baug, hlusta, og fara r\u00f3lega af sta\u00f0. Hesturinn \u00fearf ekki a\u00f0 vera flottur e\u00f0a me\u00f0 mikla f\u00f3tlyftu svo framarlega sem f\u00f3lk f\u00e1i g\u00f3\u00f0a upplifun af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a honum.\u201c<\/p>\n

\"S\u00fasanna\"
S\u00fasanna Katar\u00edna og R\u00f6\u00f0ull h\u00f6f\u00f0u yndi af a\u00f0 sundr\u00ed\u00f0a. Mynd fr\u00e1 S\u00fas\u00f6nnu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tali\u00f0 berst a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um hestum. D\u00f3ttir S\u00fas\u00f6nnu missti kjarkinn eftir fall \u00feegar h\u00fan var 8 \u00e1ra en \u00feegar h\u00fan var 12 \u00e1ra keypti S\u00fasanna 19 vetra gamlan hest sem h\u00fan fr\u00e9tti af fyrir hreina tilviljun. \u201eD\u00f3ttir m\u00edn f\u00e9kk hann og m\u00e1tti finna \u00fat \u00far \u00fev\u00ed sj\u00e1lf hven\u00e6r og hvort h\u00fan treysti s\u00e9r \u00e1 bak. \u00a0Eftir h\u00e1lfan m\u00e1nu\u00f0 var h\u00fan farin a\u00f0 fara berbakt \u00e1 \u00feennan mj\u00faka hest. \u00deau elsku\u00f0u hvort anna\u00f0. Hann m\u00e1tti ekki heyra r\u00f6ddina \u00ed henni \u00fe\u00e1 kom hann hlaupandi. Hann haf\u00f0i mj\u00fakt t\u00f6lt, brokk og st\u00f6kk og l\u00e1gan f\u00f3tabur\u00f0. L\u00edtil sinaskil en sterka li\u00f0i, var alrau\u00f0ur me\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0 fax. Hann virtist hafa gaman af alls konar bralli og leikjum og yngdist me\u00f0 \u00e1runum. Hann haf\u00f0i yndi af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 synda og \u00feegar gott var ve\u00f0ur f\u00f3r h\u00fan ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 Varm\u00e1 a\u00f0 sundr\u00ed\u00f0a. Margir hr\u00e6ddir e\u00f0a \u00f3vanir vinir d\u00f3ttur minnar fengu a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 bak honum og upplifa \u00f6ryggi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\"S\u00fasanna\"
Ungi knapinn Kristj\u00e1n \u00e1 g\u00e6\u00f0akl\u00e1rnum R\u00f6\u00f0li. Mynd fr\u00e1 Hei\u00f0u D\u00eds Fjeldsted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hann d\u00f3 \u00ed fyrra, \u00fer\u00edtugur, var \u00ed fullu fj\u00f6ri fram \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta dag. Fj\u00f6gurra \u00e1ra gamall hestama\u00f0ur f\u00e9kk hann a\u00f0 l\u00e1ni til a\u00f0 st\u00edga s\u00edn fyrstu spor \u00ed hestamennskunni og hann var hj\u00e1 honum s\u00ed\u00f0ustu tv\u00f6 \u00e1rin. \u00a0Hann reyndist ungan knapanum vel \u00fev\u00ed hann stoppa\u00f0i ef knapinn halla\u00f0ist og bei\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 hann laga\u00f0i sig \u00e1 baki. R\u00f6\u00f0ull var elska\u00f0ur af m\u00f6rgum.\u201c<\/p>\n

Skynsamlegt a\u00f0 hafa fagmann me\u00f0 \u00feegar velja \u00e1 hest til kaups<\/h3>\n

S\u00fasanna segir a\u00f0 aftur og aftur hafi h\u00fan upplifa\u00f0 a\u00f0 veri\u00f0 s\u00e9 a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a hesta til kaups sem ekki eru almennilega tamdir. \u201e\u00deeim hefur veri\u00f0 ri\u00f0i\u00f0, en hestarnir kunna \u00ed raun og veru ekkert og ef \u00feeir eru ekki me\u00f0 grunn \u00fe\u00e1 veit ma\u00f0ur aldrei hverju \u00feeir geta teki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 hj\u00e1 \u00f3v\u00f6num e\u00f0a hr\u00e6ddum. \u00deeir eru \u00fe\u00e6gir \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e1 reynir af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir eru kannski latir en ekki miki\u00f0 tamdir. Svo er kannski of miki\u00f0 af r\u00e1\u00f0leggjendum \u00ed kringum f\u00f3lk. Aftur og aftur bj\u00f3\u00f0ast l\u00edka hestar sem eru st\u00edfir, ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 \u00feeim einum heldur elta \u00feeir bara n\u00e6sta hest. Jafnvel er erfitt a\u00f0 komast \u00e1 bak \u00feeim af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir standa ekki kyrrir, ekki m\u00e1 koma vi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0urnar \u00e1 \u00feeim, \u00e6\u00f0a af sta\u00f0 ef hestar fara \u00e1 undan \u00feeim og fleira \u00ed \u00feessum d\u00far.<\/p>\n

\u00dearna eru vissulega mismunandi hugmyndir um hvernig hestar henta \u00f3v\u00f6num e\u00f0a \u00feeim sem hafa lent \u00ed \u00e1f\u00f6llum. \u00deetta er \u00fev\u00ed mj\u00f6g ruglingslegt fyrir kaupendurna sem eru kannski \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ir me\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa fundi\u00f0 6 vetra hest sem sag\u00f0ur er g\u00f3\u00f0ur en hefur au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki meira en tveggja \u00e1ra reynslu \u00ed mesta lagi. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa kaupir hest sem er 10-16 vetra g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt eftir a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a honum \u00ed a.m.k. 10 \u00e1r og \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma \u00f6\u00f0last sj\u00e1lf traust og reynslu. \u00dea\u00f0 marg borgar sig.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g hef l\u00edka heyrt af f\u00f3lki sem hefur lent \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kaupa hesta sem augl\u00fdstir eru sem geldingar en hafa veri\u00f0 geltir seint og eiga kannski fj\u00f6ldan allan af afkv\u00e6mum. F\u00f3lk athugar \u00feetta ekki endilega \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 sko\u00f0i WorldFeng af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hesturinn er ekki augl\u00fdstur \u00feannig a\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0hestur fram eftir aldri. Ef svona hesti er sleppt me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum hrossum geta komi\u00f0 upp h\u00e6ttulegar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og allt loga\u00f0 \u00ed slagsm\u00e1lum, svo ekki s\u00e9 tala\u00f0 um a\u00f0 vorlagi \u00feegar hryssur fara a\u00f0 ganga. Einnig \u00fearf a\u00f0 passa mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 vir\u00f0ingarstigann hj\u00e1 st\u00f3\u00f0hestum, e\u00f0a fyrrum st\u00f3\u00f0hestum. \u00deeir geta fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra sig upp \u00e1 skafti\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim sem e.t.v. vita ekki a\u00f0 \u00fearna er um fyrrverandi st\u00f3\u00f0hest a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a og skapa\u00f0 h\u00e6ttu og alls kyns vandr\u00e6\u00f0i. F\u00f3lk \u00fearf \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa varann \u00e1 og hreinlega spyrja hven\u00e6r hesturinn hafi veri\u00f0 geltur.\u201c<\/p>\n

– En hvort er betra a\u00f0 velja s\u00e9r gelding e\u00f0a hryssu? Hva\u00f0 segir S\u00fasanna um \u00fea\u00f0?<\/p>\n

\u201ePers\u00f3nulega finnst m\u00e9r a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sem er a\u00f0 byrja \u00e6tti a\u00f0 velja gelding. \u00dea\u00f0 eru meiri sveiflur hj\u00e1 hryssunum \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00e6r geti veri\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6gar og yndislegar, en horm\u00f3nasveiflurnar geta haft \u00e1hrif.\u201c<\/p>\n

F\u00e9lag tamningamanna hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 nokkurs konar t\u00e9kklista b\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem vilja taka \u00fat tamningu \u00e1 hestunum s\u00ednum og eins hvernig hestur passar v\u00e6ntanlegum eiganda. Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0asamt\u00f6k eigenda \u00edslenskra hesta, FEIF<\/a>, hafa einmitt b\u00fai\u00f0 til sl\u00edka lista. \u00dea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g skynsamlegt a\u00f0 f\u00e1 fagmann, t.d. rei\u00f0kennara til \u00feess a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 og sko\u00f0a og pr\u00f3fa hestinn sem veri\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hugsa um a\u00f0 kaupa.<\/p>\n

Alltaf er m\u00f6guleiki a\u00f0 seinna komi \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 ekki hafi veri\u00f0 keyptur r\u00e9ttur hestur og knapinn ver\u00f0i \u00f3\u00f6ruggur. Ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 ekki a\u00f0 p\u00edna sig \u00ed sambandi sem gengur ekki. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki eins a\u00f0 dansa vi\u00f0 alla. En \u00fea\u00f0 getur veri\u00f0 erfitt a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna \u00feetta og f\u00f3lk fer stundum \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala sj\u00e1lft sig ni\u00f0ur. Betra v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 finna hest vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi.\u201c<\/p>\n

Finndu stemninguna hj\u00e1 hestinum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa st\u00edgur \u00e1 bak<\/h3>\n

S\u00fasanna bendir einnig \u00e1 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00feurfi a\u00f0 velja s\u00e9r a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur, vera \u00fear sem ma\u00f0ur er \u00f6ruggur. \u201eStundum er gott a\u00f0 fara einn e\u00f0a tveir saman \u00ed rei\u00f0t\u00far en ekki demba s\u00e9r beint \u00ed h\u00f3prei\u00f0t\u00fara. En alltaf er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 vera \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u sambandi vi\u00f0 hestinn sinn og reyna a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 hvernig honum l\u00ed\u00f0ur og hvernig stemningin er hj\u00e1 honum \u00e1\u00f0ur en stigi\u00f0 er \u00e1 bak. \u00c9g kenni f\u00f3lki a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed hendi \u00e1\u00f0ur en fari\u00f0 er \u00e1 bak. \u00de\u00fa getur komi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r upp r\u00fat\u00ednu sem tekur ekki nema fimm m\u00edn\u00fatur. Er hann eitthva\u00f0 st\u00edfur? Af hverju er hann ekki n\u00f3gu \u00fej\u00e1ll? Er hann kannski me\u00f0 strengi eftir \u00e6\u00f0islega rei\u00f0t\u00farinn \u00ed g\u00e6r? \u00de\u00e1 er um a\u00f0 gera a\u00f0 m\u00fdkja hann og finna tenginguna \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0 \u00e1 bak. \u00dea\u00f0 gefur \u00fe\u00e9r svo miklar uppl\u00fdsingar a\u00f0 a\u00f0eins l\u00e1ta hann v\u00edkja, setja tauminn upp, ganga me\u00f0 hann til \u00feess a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00far honum spennuna ef einhver er. Hestar f\u00e1 oft har\u00f0sperrur og \u00fe\u00e1 er gott a\u00f0 setja sig \u00ed hans spor og spyrja sig hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa mundir gera \u00ed s\u00f6mu sporum. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 auka me\u00f0vitund um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum me\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0na pers\u00f3nuleika \u00ed h\u00f6ndunum sem hver og einn \u00fearf a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta s\u00edn.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hestamenn r\u00e6\u00f0a stundum um, b\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0leg t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri og \u00ed spjalli s\u00edn \u00e1 milli, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 vanti n\u00fdli\u00f0un \u00ed hestamennskuna. En til \u00feess a\u00f0 svo megi ver\u00f0a \u00fearf fyrst og fremst trausta, vel tamda og gangg\u00f3\u00f0a hesta sem passa fyrir b\u00f6rn og byrjendur, eldra f\u00f3lk og \u00fe\u00e1 sem eru a\u00f0 byrja aftur \u00ed hestamennsku til […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,13,19,20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999"}],"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=999"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1089,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999\/revisions\/1089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hestamennska.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}