The Tölt Tales

In our newest episode, we had the pleasure to talk with Ditte Sommer. Ditte is known on Social Media for working her horses on the lunge, with impressive videos of tölt from the ground. We talk about how she is involving the horses actively in the training, the importance of finding calmness, the equipment she is using and her new project DS collective. 
You can follow Ditte:
https://www.dittesommer.dk/en
https://dscollective.dk/
https://www.dittesommer.dk/en/seesaw
https://dscollective.dk/programs/4-groundwork-exercises-for-a-strong-foundation?category_id=285577
https://www.instagram.com/ditte_sommer_dscollective/
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In our new episode, we talked with Julie Darbon-Guillin, a french rider living in Denmark. Julie moved to Denmark for the excellent training opportunities, but still keeps close contact with the FFCI, riding for the french national team.
We talked about work-life balance, training, competing in different countries and her horse Byrnir. 
Join us for this very french episode.
https://www.instagram.com/julie_darbon/

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In this episode, we talked with Lala Benson, about how she started with Icelandic horses, after meeting Guðmar in Kentucky. From Palomino ponies with amble, quarter and Arabian horses to Leiri, a true master shaping her as a person, we speak about shared experiences with the loss of horses, her move to Iceland, and studying at Holar University as the first American. We learn about Lala's passion of being a musician, part of the Knights of Iceland showcasing the breed, riding other breeds. Lala´s openmindedness gave room for trust, in horses that might need a different approach than a normal bridle. Being now located in Washington, she is sharing knowledge, giving back to the community to grow the passion for the Icelandic horses. 
https://www.knightsoficeland.com/
https://www.valkyrieicelandic.com/
https://www.resonantriding.com/
https://www.instagram.com/invaderlala/

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We had the great chance to catch Martin Rønnestad in between teaching in different countries to chat with us about being the new team leader for Norways young riders, his training philosophies, inside leg-outside rein and his new horse Kjalar. We talked about his experience competing at the World Championships, riding not only Icelandic horses and how he is training.
Get ready to ride without stirrups! 
Come and join us for this super interesting episode.
You can follow Martin:
https://www.instagram.com/martin_ron/

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Þetta reddast - Everything will work out.
For this episode, we learned the motto many Icelanders live by. Ásta is taking us in episodes produced for EidfaxiTV behind the scenes of Meisteradeild competitions, young horses at Skipaskagi and something super interesting - the export of a horse. Come and listen to her amazing adventures and get exclusive insights into the life of a horse person.
https://www.instagram.com/asta.bjorkk/
https://www.eidfaxitv.is/dagur-i-hestamennsku
https://www.eidfaxitv.is/a-motsdegi
https://www.eidfaxitv.is/videos/asta-dagur-i-hrossautflutningi

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