Kalman frá Lækjamóti

US1995101942 - IS1995155106 

Kalman is a first prize four gaited stallion.  The fact that he is first prize says a lot about how exceptional he is as all his other scores must be extremely high to compensate for his lack of pace.  In 2000 when he was just five years old Kalman took 10th place in his age class in the breeding competition at Landsmot (Iceland's national show) which is an excellent result for a four gaited stallion. At age 11 he was evaluated again with even higher scores showing that he still has what it takes.  We are extremely proud to have a stallion of Kalman's caliber here in the US.   

Kalman’s sire Álmur frá Lækjamóti is a very soft and supple five gaited first prize stallion. He was exported from Iceland to Sweden. In 1999 Álmur competed for Sweden on the 1999 World Championship team in T2 (tolt on loose rein) tying for fourth place in the A finals and in the Five Gait placing second in the B finals. Kalman’s grandfather on his sire’s side is the famous honor prize stallion Stígandi frá Sauðárkróki. Kalman’s dam, Von frá Stekkjarholti, is an excellent naturally tolting four gaited mare with very high action in all gaits. She has proven herself to be a superior breeding horse producing three first prize horses and a fourth with second prize. She is a descendant of the famous stallions Ófeigur frá Hvanneyri and Rökkvi frá Dalkoti. 

Kalman is a pure four gaited horse. He possesses a very natural high action tolt that is easy to get and very smooth to ride. His movements and clear beat in tolt are 100% natural. He requires no special shoeing and is often ridden on all types of terrain barefoot with no problems. His trot is large, with excellent natural action and suspension. His canter is three beat and he is capable of a beautiful slow collected canter. His walk exceptional - extremely wide, loose, and ground covering. His gaits are well defined and easy, even for the novice rider. His gaits are flashy, yet smooth and comfortable to ride for hours out on the trail. 

Kalman is a stunningly handsome dark bay stallion. He stands out in any crowd. His high scores for conformation reflect that. Not only is his building good, but it is topped off by one of the lushest manes and tails you will see on an Icelandic horse – given a perfect “10” by the Icelandic judges! Before we imported him he was known as “the hairiest horse in Iceland” and it’s easy to see why. 

Kalman is not only beautiful on the outside, but he has excellent character. His primary job - and one he performs exceptionally well at - is to be Steve’s pleasure trail horse. He is very calm and easy going to handle in all situations. Under saddle he is willing, obedient and seeks to please. He has won ribbons in many disciplines including trail trials and hunter paces. He is proud and confident, yet friendly and affectionate. He is simply a pleasure to handle and ride.  

Based on his breeding, gaits, conformation, character, and what he has already produced we feel Kalman is an excellent stallion for the North American market and will further the breeding of good quality horses here. Already his young offspring are showing that they are inheriting their sire’s good looks (including big manes and tails - one of his sons has already scored a perfect 10 for mane and tail), supple movements, and easy, confident character. His offspring are easily spotted in the pasture for their beauty - large manes and tails, elegant bodies, and lots of charisma. Most show his large, flashy, ground covering trot in the field and the ones that have been started readily offered tolt in their first rides under saddle. At a foal show in Iceland two of Kalman’s offspring took 1st and 2nd place honors out of 36 youngsters. At the NEIHC young horse evaluations in 2008 a Kalman daughter was the highest scoring young horse with a total score of 8.2. Several of Kalman’s offspring in Iceland have also become successful competition horses competing in tolt, four gait, and children’s classes. In addition, three daughters and one son of Kalman have already been evaluated 2nd prize at breeding evaluations in Iceland and Sweden. Here in the US we are already receiving calls for repeat breedings from happy mare owners 

To view many more photos of Kalman, please visit his photo album. 

To view photos and video of Kalman's offspring, please visit their photo album. 

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Kalman is available for pasture and hand breeding at home in Western New York State. He has also successfully bred mares across North America via AI. Chilled shipped semen is always available within both the US and Canada and frozen semen is available upon special request. For all breedings, priority and a discount will be given to first prize mares. We also offer a discount for multiple mares. 

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