Monday, February 21, 2011

Young Steve Barber and the Long Island Icelandic's



Very special photo: It is a photo of a young Steve Barber, taken probably in the late 70’s. The place was Caumsett State Park on Long Island. The horses undoubtedly are the Icelandic horses brought over that became later known as the “Long Island Herd”. That is special enough considering Steve’s involvement with the breed today. But the really amazing part is that we believe the pinto in the photo is none other than Skutla frá Þverholtum - or “Saint Skutla” - the horse our regional club is named after.
Thank you Andrea and William Barber for sharing this wonderful photo and story!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Long Island Herd 2





Photos of the Long Island Herd

Thanks to Amanda, we now have photos of the Long Island herd to share with you all. This is a special treat for me as you will see a little farther down the Blog.
It will take a couple of weeks to get all the photos up.


This little light colored buckskin Icelandic mare, was the first Icelandic horse I had. She was small, about 12.1 hands tall and loved to fly at the Pace. When I got her the Vet said she was 30+ years old, and had never seen a horse alive so old. ;O)
She was feisty when ridden by adults but oh so ever very gentle with babies and children.
I only have a couple of photos of her myself, will have dig them out and get them scanned soon.







The young man that started the whole business with the Long Island herd.



Thursday, February 17, 2011

News paper Article of the Long Island Herd











You can click on the photos so it is easier to read.