Who you are and location – As most of you will know, my name is Freija Glansdorp and I live in Cheddar, Somerset.
• Your occupation – In my day job, I am a patent attorney. I do the studbook work as a volunteer around my job and looking after our own Icelandic horses.
• How long you have been riding – I have been riding since I was a teenager. I fell in love with Icelandic horses on a riding holiday to Iceland when I was 17 – I was desperate to go on a riding holiday by myself and my mum thought Iceland sounded safe…
• How you became interested and involved with Icelandic horses – …..Little did she realise that it would involve galloping down tiny paths on steep cliff faces chasing a herd of loose horses. But I was hooked for life!
• Your horses – Past and present – When I bought my first horse he was of course Icelandic, and my lovely Týr is still with me now. I immediately enjoyed doing competitions on the oval track, Týr less so! Hence a few years later I imported my awesome Ljóri from Iceland.
• What you most enjoy doing with your horses – I love training Ljóri (with regular lessons with Jemimah) and competing him on the oval track in F1 and T2.
• Any goals/ambitions you have – Ljóri and I are in full agreement that tölt is great, but flying pace is even better. We continue to work on getting better in all gaits, and faster in pace!
- What other interests you have (assuming there is any time left in your life!) – When I manage to find a moment outside my day job, looking after our three Icelandic horses and doing studbook work, I can often be found hiking the Mendip hills, or with my nose in a book.
