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Sprengisandur - 7 Days tour

Important information before joining our horseback riding tours

Thank you for choosing to ride with us! To make sure your experience is safe, comfortable, and memorable, please read the following important information before participating in any of our riding tours.

1. Insurance

Please note that any riding you do with us it is on your own risk. Individual travel insurance is not included in the price. We recommend that our customers take out appropriate travel insurance before joining our riding tours.

2. Rider Requirements

All riders must be able to follow the instructions of our guides at all times.

Please inform us in advance if you or your child have any medical conditions, allergies, or physical limitations that could affect your ride.

People under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not permitted on our tours.

We have weight limitation to ride our horses, it is not more than 100kg and the riders must be able to mount the horses themselves and without a step.

3. Clothing & Equipment

We supply helmets and rain gear. Please dress according to weather. Good to bring gloves and a hat, windbreakers, hiking/walking shoes are good with our stirrups.

4. Arrival & Check-In

Please arrive 10–15 minutes before your scheduled tour time.

5. Weather & Tour Conditions

Due the poor weather conditions or any other not depending from us reasons plan and distance of the tour may change. We recommend checking the weather forecast and travelling conditions to be sure to SAFE TRAVEL.

We will notify you as early as possible if changes are necessary. Your safety always comes first.

6. Personal Items & Valuables

Please note that we recommend leaving valuables in your vehicle or with a non-riding companion. We are not responsible for lost or damaged items. Lock, zip your pockets before riding.

7. Respect for Our Horses

Our horses are our family members, each of them with great individual personality. Be kind to them and respect they work. Positive attitude helps create a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.

9. Cancellation & Booking Policy

Please check your booking confirmation for cancellation deadlines.

Late cancellations or no-shows may not be eligible for a refund.

Group bookings and private tours may have separate conditions.

Caution!

Used boots, riding wear etc. must be disinfected before arrival to Iceland. The reason – infectious diseases can easily be brought into the country, which creates a great danger for the horses and other domestic animals.

The Réttir Day

by nupadminSep 22, 2012

The Réttir day!

After the lambs are born in spring, farmers send the sheep into the mountains, where they spend the summer like wild animals, grazing freely. Our village has it own Skaftholtsréttir.

In September icelandic horseman and farmers ride into the mountains to collect the sheep.

This activity is one of the Icelandic oldest cultural traditions where Icelandic sheep farmers invite friends and anyone who’s likes and is interested to help out. The sheep from their summer grazing period in the mountains and valleys.

On the day of Réttir the farmers run the sheep into réttir which is usually a circular. The sheep run into the middle of the sheepfold, right into the biggest section. Then we start to select them all.

How to select the sheep? You easily grab their horns, mount them and drag into the the right section. The way you recognize old sheep and lambs is by a special ear marking, Svenni knows most of them by their faces…

I would call Réttir really big festival in the area.

It involves lots of walking and horse riding also much celebration, with some traditional singing and dancing at the local ‘Réttaball’. All people from farms around show up with families also even with little children who try to drag the sheeps themselves.

We eat and drink well and bring our selected sheep home and that is how the circle continue.