Specialties

All Around, Flaxen Mane, Gaited, Color Producer

Additional Comments

Strákur is a very large Icelandic standing at 14h tall with great bone and substance. He is a horse that immediately gets noticed! He has high withers and a long, high set neck. His long legs, cylindrical body, strong hooves, and lush mane and tail complete the picture.

Strákur’s talents are evident to all that have seen him and have ridden him. He is a naturally tolting five gaited horse (genetically tested AA for the gait gene - so he will always pass on one copy to his offspring) with well-separated gaits.... (read more) His movements (in tolt and trot in particular) are naturally high and wide and it’s not unusual to see him tolting out in the field. He is an exceptional riding horse - brave and calm. He also strongly passes on his natural tolting ability and flashy movements to his offspring. But the strongest reason we chose Strákur was for his very special character. He is so gentle and easy going – with almost a human like quality to him. He enjoys the company of people and even when out with his mares he will run up to you in the field for attention. He is calm and easy to handle in all situation and seeks to please his people. The mares also find him polite and well-mannered. He has stamped this character on many of his offspring and they are proving to be very easy to start, train, and ride - even by novice riders. Exactly what we need here in North America.

The icing on the cake for this amazing stallion is his extremely rare and striking color – splash white. This is not to be confused with “normal” pintos as this gene inherits differently. Both parents need to have the gene to have it fully expressed like Strákur. Then it gives an unusual “dipped in white” appearance with blue eyes. This is one of the rarest colors in Icelandic horses. Because Strákur is a full splash, he will always pass on one copy of the gene to his offspring. So when bred to full splash mares the offspring will always be full splash, when bred to mares with the splash gene 50% will be full splash and 50% will have one copy of the splash gene (this usually shows through unusual blazes, socks, and blue eyes). When bred to non-splash mares the offspring will have one copy of the splash gene. So no matter the color of the mare Strákur should produce some very interesting markings.

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Available to purebred Icelandic mares only. Live cover or fresh, chilled, or frozen semen available.

Sand Meadow Farm LLC

Located in the scenic Finger Lakes Region of New York, registered Icelandic Horses are our passion! We have over 20 years of experience in the breed and offer sales, breeding, and lessons. Come meet this amazing breed and see for yourself!

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