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For the final episode of season 3, we had the chance to catch Jamila Berg in between her busy schedule. We talk about Slätterne Gård, reindeers and riding in a riding school with high class competition horses. Riding World Championships and Landsmot, Jamila also tells us how she found the once-in-a-lifetime horse Toppur frá Auðsholtshjáleigu.  Join us! https://www.jamilaberg.se/https://www.instagram.com/jamilabergisland/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_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/enhttps://dscollective.dk/https://www.dittesommer.dk/en/seesawhttps://dscollective.dk/programs/4-groundwork-exercises-for-a-strong-foundation?category_id=285577https://www.instagram.com/ditte_sommer_dscollective/Join us now! Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

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/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

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/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

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/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

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-hestamennskuhttps://www.eidfaxitv.is/a-motsdegihttps://www.eidfaxitv.is/videos/asta-dagur-i-hrossautflutningi Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

In our latest episode we sat down with Lisa Brimm, co-founder of the platform Easyflix. Lisa and Tobi create training videos, documentaries, podcasts and other media to share knowledge about the Icelandic horse world. with this approach, they are very inclusive, showcasing also other gaited breed like Speed Racking horses. Lisa shares some of her adventures with us, why it is good to have a plan B and how they select their content. Come and join us for this interesting episode! Go and follow Lisa, Tobi and Easyflix  https://easyflix.tv/https://www.instagram.com/lisabrimm_/https://www.instagram.com/tobschiegl/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

We got the lucky chance to talk to the new Coach of the National Team for #Icelandichorses, Ísólfur Líndal. We chat about his tasks as team coach, head teacher for the second year students in Holar and his own breeding. We also dive into working with young horses and what is required to become a better rider. Join us https://www.isoonline.is/https://easyflix.tv/who-is-our-new-coach-isolfur-lindal-iso/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

In our latest episode we talk with Vibeke Thoresen, a Norwegian living in Iceland. Vibeke worked with trotting horses, studied in Holar and is teaching in Wyoming and Alaska. We talk about training systems, how assessing the horse before a lesson and without equipment can help the training, tölt from the ground and working at Hestaland. Join us for this interesting chat! https://vibekethoresen.weebly.com/https://www.instagram.com/vibekethoresen/?hl=enhttps://hestaland.net/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

This is already our 3rd season!!! We wanted to take a bit of time to do a recap of our 1st year of podcaster and take the opportunity to reflect on some of our guests and episodes!! We would like to thanks of our guests from Sabina to the last one Catherine and obviously thanks all of our listeners for being with us on this journey. 2026, year of the (icelandic) horse promise to be exciting with new guests, new point of view, new travels and project. We will come back very soon with new episodes during this seasons and bring new format this year. Like, subscribe, share, rate... our podcast it helps us to reach even more people!! 2026, Let's Go!! Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

Two Podcasts meet! We had the chance to chat with Arnella and Juha from the Tölt Together Podcast. Arnella and Juha know each other and worked together for many years, have both been very successful in the Icelandic horse world representing Finland, and are genuinely nice people to talk with. Join us chatting about how they started with Icelandic horses, their podcast and a lot of off topic stories. https://www.instagram.com/tolttogether/ https://open.spotify.com/show/7aP56V4I7ucevZdPk4r39x Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

For this Christmas special, we talked to Catherine Holland-Bax, author of the book "Little Viking Horse". Catherine shares how Fleygur, the horse of her late husband Roger, became an inspiration to write a book about adventures from the perspective of an Icelandic horse.  Ariane read this book in one sitting, being hooked on the trust and friendship transpiring to the reader. Catherine understands perfectly to take you with on the experiences of Fleygur. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it and can recommend to read the book. https://littlevikinghorse.com/our-story/ https://littlevikinghorse.com/the-book/ https://eponawise.com/little-viking-horse Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

For the last episode of season 2, we had the chance to chat with Caroline and Lucile, both involved in the breeding section of the FFCI (La Fédération Française du Cheval Islandais). We learn more about one of the first members of FEIF, what is means to have an Icelandic horse in France, how national and international events are supported and what the goals are for the future. Join us! https://www.chevalislandais.com/https://www.chevalislandais.com/la-race/https://www.instagram.com/ffci_chevalislandais/ Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

We managed to spend some time with Elina Enzian, one more amazing person gravitating around our favorite horses. Elina is helping people all over Sweden with loading and help owners to change behavior of their horses. We had a lot of fun of getting to know more Elina and her background, her technique as well as her passion for the icelandic horses.  You can find Elina here:  https://www.instagram.com/enzian.equus.educationhttps://enzianequus.seFeel free to reach out to her if you want her help. Like, subscribe and share this episode!!! This is helping our podcast growing Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.

For out latest episode, we visited Nils Christian Larsen, in the middle of Jutland near Herning, where he showed us around his amazing establishment Kronholt. Nils is a professional rider, trainer and colour breeder of Icelandic horse, but also has a passion for "big horses" and is an educated chef. We had the pleasure to ask him about the nickname "Mr.10", being a member of the norwegian national team and that learning is a journey. Come and join us! https://www.kronholt.dk/about-kronholt https://www.kronholt.dk/ https://www.instagram.com/kronholt.dk/ https://www.instagram.com/nilschristianlarsen/?hl=en Music by Cob. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, @the_toelt_tales.