Stóri-Ás is the breeding farm of 2009 in W-Iceland

At the fall meeting of the Association of Horse Breeders in the West of Iceland, breeders were rewarded for their success in the year 2009. The horse breeding farm Stóri-Ás was rewarded for their great success in horse breeding for the year 2009. A total of six horses were presented from this farm. From those, four horses received over 8.0 as a total score but the average age of the hroses is only 5.5 years. The breeders in Stóri-Ás are Lára Kristín Gísladóttir and Kolbeinn Magnússon.

Other farms receiving nomination are listed here in alphabetical order:

Einhamar 2
Leirulækur
Lundar II
Mið-Fossar
Skáney
Skipaskagi
Vestri- Leirárgarðar

 At the fall meeting the top breeding horses were also rewarded owned by the club members, and those were as follows:

Mares 4 years old:
1. Orka f. Einhamri 2
eink: 8.04 8.19 = 8.13
Eig: Sif Ólafsdóttir og Hjörleifur Jónsson

2. Vordís f. Neðri Hrepp
eink: 8.08-8.14 = 8.12
eig: Einar Jónsson og Björn H. Einarsson

3. Brá f. Innri-Skeljabrekku
eink: 7.90 8.18 = 8.07
Eig: Þorvaldur Jónsson

Mares 5 years old:
1. Sónata f. Stóra Ási
eink: 8.42 8.43 = 8.43
eig: Lára Kristín Gísladóttir

2. Mánadís f. Hríshóli 1
eink: 8.23 8.22 = 8.22
eig: Vilberg Þráinsson

3-4. Þórdís f. Leirulæk
eink: 8.17 8.10 = 8.13
eig: Sigurbjörn Garðarsson

3-4. Flækja f. Giljahlíð
eink: 8.35 7.99 = 8.13
eig: Sverrir Geir Guðmundsson

Mares 6 years old:
1. Hilda f. Bjarnarhofn
eink: 8.44 8.60 = 8.54
eig: Anna Dóra Markúsdóttir

2. Ösp f. Auðsholtshjáleigu
eink: 8.39 8.52 = 8.47
eig: Hrossaræktarbúið Fellsendi ehf

3. Glóð f. Hvanneyri
eink: 8.09 8.40 = 8.28
eig: Elísabet Haraldsdóttir

Mares 7 years and older:
1. Myrkva f. Torfunesi
eink: 8.31 8.58 = 8.47
eig: Ástþór Jóhannsson

2. Harka f. Svignaskarði
eink: 8.06 8.59 = 8.38
eig: Björn Haukur Einarsson og
Unnsteinn Snorri Snorrason

3. Rós f. Skipaskaga
eink: 8.14 8.17 = 8.16
eig: Hrossaræktarbúið Fellsendi ehf

Stallions 4 years old:
1. Asi f. Lundum II
eink: 8.50 8.35 = 8.41
eig: Sigbjörn Björnsson

2. Stikill f. Skrúð
eink: 8.23 8.15 = 8.18
eig: Jakob Sigurðsson og Torunn Maria Hjelvik

3. Váli f. Eystra-Súlunesi
eink: 8.43 7.97 = 8.15
eig: Súlunes ehf

Stallions 5 years old:
1. Uggi f. Bergi
eink: 8.09 8.69 = 8.45
eig: Jón Bjarni Þorvarðarson

2. Möttull f. Torfunesi
eink: 8.13 8.39 = 8.29
eig: Hrossaræktarbúið Fellsendi ehf

3. Bruni f. Skjolbrekku
eink: 7.96 8.32 = 8.18
eig: Sigursteinn Sigursteinsson

Stallions  6 years old:
1. Óratór f. Vöðlum
eink: 8.56 8.22 = 8.35
eig: Marteinn Njálsson og Dóra Líndal Hjarnard

2. Hrókur f. Flugumýri II
eink: 8.11 8.28 = 8.21
eig: Hrísdalshestar ehf

3. Döggvi f. Ytri-Bægisá I
eink: 7.96 8.05 = 8.02
eig: Björn Haukur Einarsson og
Unnsteinn Snorri Snorrason

Stallions 7 years and older:
1. Bjarmi f. Lundum II
eink: 8.55 8.44 = 8.48
eig: Ragna Sigurðardóttir

2. Kaspar f. Kommu
eink: 8.14 8.57 = 8.40
eig: Jakob Sigurðsson

3. Hæringur f. Litla-Kambi
eink: 8.16 8.38 = 8.30
eig: Jakob Sigurðsson og Hlöðver Hlöðversson

New administration was voted at the meeting
Gísli Guðmundsson,  Hömluholti  was elected as  chairman. Stefán Ármannsson, Skipanesi was voted as vice chairman and Hrefna B. Jónsdóttir Hjarðarholti also came in as a new member. Also, Ingibergur Jónsson Akranesi and Ásdís Haraldsdóttir in Álftanes were voted as committee members.   
Bjarni Marinósson, Skáney  has been a chairman for the past 16 years and did not wanted to be re-elected.   Sigbjörn Björnsson, Lundum II did not want to be re-elected as a vice chairman.  He has been serving in the administration for a long time.   They were thanked for their services on behalf of the Association of Horse Breeders.