Spuni – Vesturkot

World Record Holder & Honorary prize stallion

Spuni frá Vesturkoti

Accomplishments

2011
World Record as the highest judged 5 year old stallion in the world

2014
Winner of A class gæðingar at Landsmót

2016
Receives first prize and first place for offspring at Landsmót

2017
Icelandic champion in five gait

2018
Receives the Sleipnirtrophy

Pedigree

F: Álfasteinn frá Selfossi 8.54
FF : Keilir frá Miðsitju 8.63
FM: Álfadís frá Selfossi 8.31

M: Stelpa frá Meðalfelli 8.28
MF: Oddur frá Selfossi 8.48
MM: Eydís frá Meðalfelli 8.42

Breeding Assessment

Head
Neck/With/Should/
Back and croup
Proportion
Legs (quality)
Legs (joints)
Hooves
Mane and tail

8.5
8.5
8.5
9.0
8.5
7.5
8.0
8.0

Tölt
Trot
Pace
Gallop
Spirit
Gen. impression
Walk

Slow tempo tölt
Canter

9.0
9.0
10
8.5
10
9.0
8.5

8.0
8.0

TOTAL: 8.92

Conformation 8.43
Riding abilities 9.25

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THE HISTORY OF SPUNI

Spuni frá Vesturkoti was born 15th of June in 2006. He was one of our two first offsprings. The other one is Sólon frá Vesturkot, four gaiter with 8.30 for riding abilities, including 9.5 for tölt.

2011

World Record

Spuni was shown at Landsmót 2011 at Vindheimamelar. Spuni was then 5 years old and set a world record with his score of 8.92 at Landsmót. His riding abilities score was 9.25 which no five year old horse has come close to beat. His total in FIZO corrected for age is 9.17.

He was the highest judged five year old stallion, winning the Feldman-statue as well as the FEIF-trophy given for the highest scoring breeding horse overall at Landsmót.

Spuni was shown by Þórður Þorgeirsson and they were awarded by the horse breeders association for there show at Landsmót.

“For my parts the best Icelandic horse that has ever been born. Spuni is born a winner and has proved that he is the best. I have ridden thousands of horses and many exceptional but I have never ridden a horse like him before and probably will never again. This feeling he left, I can’t describe it. He is just out of this world.”

– Þórður Þorgeirsson
in a interview in Eiðfaxi

2014

Landsmót winner

Spuni competed in A class gæðingar on Landsmót at Hella 2014. He and his rider Þórarinn Ragnarsson, won the A class with the score of 9.30, which is a record score.

They got the highest score for every gait but Spuni scored highest for pace or 9.40.

In the semifinals Spuni received 9.08 which is a record score in semifinals at Landsmót

“I think is says everything that has to be said about this horse that even I can win Landsmót riding him.”

– Þórarinn Ragnarsson
after winning Landsmót

2016

First prize for offspring

Spuni received first prize for offsprings and first place at Landsmót 2016 at Hólar.

“Spuni is in first place for first prize for offsprings with 128 points in BLUP and 24 shown offsprings. In total, 20 new offsprings where shown this year, most of them 4 years old, which is a great accomplishment.”

– Morgunblaðið, 23.júní 2016

2017

ICELANDIC CHAMPION

In 2017 Spuni and Þórarinn competed in Spuni’s first five gait competitions. They first competed at Reykjavíkurmeistaramót to qualify for Íslandsmót and ended in first place. Later that summer they became Icelandic Champions with 8.21, in Spuni’s second, and last, five gait competition.

2018

the sleipnir trhopy

At Landsmót 2018 in Reykjavík Spuni was awarded the Sleipnir trophy, honorary prize for offsprings, the most prestigious award a breeding horse can receive. It was noted that he has the highest ratio for offsprings to show up in FIZO, or 25%

“The stallions who are being award with a prize for their offsprings at Landsmót have a fairly high ratio of shown offsprings. In that group Spuni frá Vesturkoti is highest ranking, but 26% of his offsprings, that are of training age, have been shown. That’s a great success considering the average ration being 10-12% of offsprings that are shown”

– Þorvaldur Kristjánsson, article in Bændablaðið.