Over 300 1. prize mares exported

Many horse breeders aim to breed great horses and sell them for a good price to keep their breeding going. Therefor it is interesting to look at how many 1. prize horses have been exported in the last five years, 2015-2020.

Eiðfaxi has done a bit of a research and has put together a list of those 1. prize horses that have been exported in the period, all together 702.

First we look at the list of mares, 303. The list shows their total score before they were exported from Iceland. It is quite common that new owners of mares don’t export them but rather use them in breeding in Iceland where there is easier access to high judged stallions or promising young stallions, so not all of the sold mares are exported.

A large number of the highest judged horses have left the country to take part in the World Championships. The highest judged mare on the list below, Elja frá Suaðholti 2 represented Iceland on the WC2019 in Berlin as well as Eyrún Ýr frá Hásæti which is the fourth highest on the list. Both of these mares got the 1. place in their class.

Hnit frá Koltursey is second on the list and she represented Iceland in the Netherlands at the WC2017. The third highest on the list is Paradís frá Steinsholti who was exported in 2018.

Here below is a full list of the great mares that now are in breeding outside of Iceland: