Meet 'Team Carson'
We started out with Icelandic horses as a business in 1995, where we ran a successful trail riding company in the West Highlands of Scotland. We used only Icelandic horses and offered people the opportunity to discover the remote West Highlands of Scotland on horse back from 3 day tours to 6 day tours on these sturdy little horses. Accessing areas of real remote, that no other horse dared! This was a wonderful, but remote, way of life and we made many friends along the way both from Britain and much further afield.
Over the years, Andrew's interest in the development of the gaits and breeding horses started to grow, and he spend the next few years working out in Iceland at periods over the winter months, until he gained his FT status in 2000. We started concentrating more on training horses and developing a breeding programme, when we bought our first stallion from Iceland in 2002. It soon became apparent that with our growing family and less activity in the riding tours, that no longer was the remote location of our home in the West Highlands a necessity. Our eldest child was at school and the next one due to start and the more active they became socially, the more our remoteness became an issue. So were to be on the move....
...We had been involved with riding courses etc at Etal in Northumberland in the past, and the opportunity arose to move our business South in 2004. The rest they say is history!
We have 4 young boys, who are all quite different and they share our interest in Icelandic horses. Our eldest son is a keen competitor in Icelandic Sports Competition and has been performing well in the Youth Classes of competition with No.2 now hot on his heels as he develops a keen passion for competition too! No. 3 son is also now developing a competitive interest in riding and the 3 of them are developing well as young horsemen! Watch for Magnus joining the party!
Owning and riding horses is a way of life - a family affair for us and we enjoy many hours in the stable as a family. As our children grow they become more involved in stable life and are a real asset to our team!
Over the years, Andrew's interest in the development of the gaits and breeding horses started to grow, and he spend the next few years working out in Iceland at periods over the winter months, until he gained his FT status in 2000. We started concentrating more on training horses and developing a breeding programme, when we bought our first stallion from Iceland in 2002. It soon became apparent that with our growing family and less activity in the riding tours, that no longer was the remote location of our home in the West Highlands a necessity. Our eldest child was at school and the next one due to start and the more active they became socially, the more our remoteness became an issue. So were to be on the move....
...We had been involved with riding courses etc at Etal in Northumberland in the past, and the opportunity arose to move our business South in 2004. The rest they say is history!
We have 4 young boys, who are all quite different and they share our interest in Icelandic horses. Our eldest son is a keen competitor in Icelandic Sports Competition and has been performing well in the Youth Classes of competition with No.2 now hot on his heels as he develops a keen passion for competition too! No. 3 son is also now developing a competitive interest in riding and the 3 of them are developing well as young horsemen! Watch for Magnus joining the party!
Owning and riding horses is a way of life - a family affair for us and we enjoy many hours in the stable as a family. As our children grow they become more involved in stable life and are a real asset to our team!
