Although I’m usually called Dísa my full name is Herdís Reynisdóttir.

While growing up, my family always lived in a city, first in the US, then in Sweden and finally in Iceland, I always wanted to move to the countryside, mainly because that’s where the horses were.

Ever since I can remember I’ve been fascinated with this magnificent creature even though none of my family had anything to do with horses. I started working with and training horses at age of 14. From then on I had one foot in the stable along with my regular school education.

After high school I went to Germany to work on a big horse farm and in 1997 I went to Hólar (Icelandic Equestrian University College) and graduated as a young horse trainer. In the following years, I kept working with horses and then the opportunity arose for me to work in Canada on another big horse farm where I started teaching a bit.

The next years I spent taking my B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Science and then I went back to Hólar for the Riding Instructors Program, where I graduated from in the year 2001.

I´m currently engaged in further studies in the field of riding instruction at the Swedish Agricultural University. Along with my studies there I also worked part time in Hólar, teaching Equine Behavior and the History of Riding for instance.

Since 2002, I’ve been an International Breeding Judge and I’ve traveled extensively in that position. I’ve also been busy giving  general riding courses in various countries. My experience from 20 years of training hundreds of horses as well as my education as a high school teacher, Breeding Judge, Sport and Gaedinga Judge, helps me help my students in all various stages.

In between these projects I’ve worked as a journalist, mainly for Eidfaxi, one of the most famous Icelandic Horse Magazines in the world. Last but not least I´m a member of the Education Committee of FEIF since this committee was established in 2003.

These days I travel from breeding shows to seminars and courses, train people and horses and breed a little bit my own horses in Iceland besides taking care of my little family. All in all a busy and satisfying live of a horse-crazy person.