Elías Þórhallsson
He has been competing at top level for years and has won numerous titles and medals at the Icelandic championships, at Landsmot and in various open competitions as well as at his horse club Hörður in Mosfellsbær. He was in the A-finals in the A-group at Landsmot in 1998, in the A-finals in the 5-gaits at the Icelandic Championships at least 3 times, in the B-finals in tolt at Landsmot 2004, and won both A- and B-group in his horse club.
Elli has a vast experience in breeding horse evaluations and worked at the National Stallion Centre for 2 years training Iceland’s best stallions. Elli has shown numerous first prize breeding horses at evaluations, including Landsmot, over the years. He has worked with and for some of Iceland’s best trainers, among them are Þórður Þorgeirsson, one of Iceland’s most successful breeding horse riders and Sigurbjörn Bárðarson (Diddi).
Elli’s easygoing attitude reflects greatly on his training methods. The horses he trains tend to be extremely easy to handle and express self-confidence. Years of experience and a huge amount of patience have turned Elli into a highly respected trainer. Elli now runs his own horse business at horse club Hörður in Mosfellsbær where his wife also runs a riding school for children.
Berglind Árnadóttir
