Wild Rose Icelandic Horse Farm

A moment of peace. It was a beautiful evening for a ride with my best girl. ❤ Her hoof beats are somehow soothing while the sun painted the sky. #horsesoficeland #icelandichorses #peacefulmoments #beinthemoment #sunset #lovemyjob #mybestgirl #silverdapple #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Why miss out on the whole experience. Bringing your horse in, brushing, tacking up, etc. is how you build a relationship with your horse. The horse is not a vehicle to hop on and hop off. They are a living, breathing soul. Live and breath with them. ❤️

Sprettur is now sold. Thankyou everyone! He is going to a great home. :-)

Andi is now conditionally sold. 😊 His new owner will have him stay here for a month of training and then he is ready to go onto his new life in BC. Congratulations to his new owner! #horsesforsale #erilloffspring #icelandichorsesforsale #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Out on the trail for a 10mile ride just before this mess of nastyness blew in. I love my Manadís. She was on auto pilot for alot of this ride while I enjoyed the last of the fall leaves. 😊 You know that feeling when your horse just understands that your brain is needing a little zen time with nature and she says yup don't worry, I got this. ❤ #hearthorse #bestfriend #moongoddess #silverdapple #queenofthefarm #albertacoldfront #fallride #ridinghorseextraordinare #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

We have a new guy coming from Northstar Icelandic Horse Farm! He has lots of trail miles, 13.2-13.3hh and has a very sweet disposition and easy to find tolt. He will be here at the end of October and will be going up on our sales list after a bit of finishing touches! Keep him in mind for the future! #horsesforsale #icelandichorsesforsale #northstaricelandichorses #possiblenewbestfriend #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Rúna is living up to her name. She is my little buddy that follows me through the forest everywhere. I love her dearly. One day when she is older, we will fly together with the speed of her papa. ❤️ #horsesoficeland #foalsoficeland #bestfriend #erilloffspring #icelandicfoals #futureisbright #Golaoffspring #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Distance riding is a great sport. Whether its endurance or ctr. I love the open friendlyness with everyone. People are relaxed and happy competiting in distance riding. Endurance is great bc you can ride your own ride. With my horses that are just starting out in distance, I can ride nice and slow walking alot and staying at a slow medium speed. Building them up with time and miles. With 6 hours to finish 25 miles, theres plenty of time to enjoy the trail. There are also intr...o rides where you get the vet checks and everything but your ride is only 10-15miles long. So at a regular speed of walking and tolting/trotting, you can finish in 1.5-2hours or more. Ctr has to be ridden a little faster to complete in the time allowed but again there is that lovely relaxed atmosphere of people eager to help or advise. Both give a rider a great feeling of freedom. The excitement in the morning, ready to hit the trail. The adventure awaits. Finding your way through new and sometimes challenging terrain to get to your destination. Trusting your horse and the relationship you develop with them is beyond the norm. You learn new things about your partner despite maybe having your horse for many years. You come to know their heart rate better than your own. And that feeling of walking across the finish, looking at your horse, knowing you did it. You both completed the ride together. Its a unique sport where there are milage riders(ride to high milage counts of 10,000 miles and more over many years with the same partner and often finish mid pack) and endurance racers(ride fast to win) Depending on the person and the horse, each rider rides their own ride. The icelandic horses were bred to do this and still do this in Iceland rounding up sheep or going on trekks. I have found that they do very well at distance riding. Hrima and I placed in almost every ctr ride we went to. So if you have an Icelandic horse and love trail riding, give endurance or ctr a try. Its a great way to ride some lovely trails, make new friends, to have a destination, give yourself a challenge and a learning opportunity into your horses health. 😊 #icelandicdistancerider #ourversitilehorses #A2B #horsesoficeland #icelandicsrock #trydistanceriding #metabolicallyawesome #icelandicstrong #endurance #CTR #toughonthetrail #wildroseicelandichorsefarm
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Great opportunity for our american friends! How would you like a great horse trained specifically for you? Contact Lanny Lee Carroll at Northstar Icelandic Horse Farm. #icelandichorseforsale #greatdeal #opportunities #trailpartnerinthemaking #icelandichorse #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Fall has come and we would love to see your horse come for training here! We offer specialty training for each individual person and horse. Head trainer Danielle Fulsher-Walton(20 years experience training icelandic horses) thinks outside the box and can train your horse to do all kinds of things to suit their owners needs. We have fantastic trail riding experiences here for horses needing exposure. From traffic, wildlife, water crossings of different kinds. You name it. We ...are also now making plans for next years evaluations. Danielle is a very experienced evaluation horse trainer with 1st prize horses achieved. Blika fra Fitjamyri, one of the highest scored domestic bred horses in North America for ridden abilities(8.42) was trained and shown by Danielle. And her owner Maria Badyk now enjoys Blika as a lovely trail horse. Breeding show horses from here have gone on to be their owners favorite riding horses. Please contact us for more info and pricing! Lifetime online support for your horse is included. 🙂 #goodtraining #icelandictraining #trainingoutsidethebox #stallionswelcome #horsetrainingavailable #workwithnotagainst #wildroseicelandichorsefarm #breedingevaluations #trailriding #enduranceriding #icelandicdistancerider #icelandichorses #4theloveofhorses #lovemyjob
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Ok the horse calendar is ready! This past year was a fantastic year for photos and I had a tough time deciding which ones to put in. Please let me know if you would like to purchase one. They make great Christmas gifts and look great in tack rooms as well! Its also a cheap way to have beautiful icelandic horse photography in your home year round. And it helps support my horse photography....just putting that out there. 😉 Large Calendars (11.5 x 14.5”) $30cnd Regular Size (8.5 x 11”) $20cnd
*Ireland calendar coming soon.

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Fall hit us full force with cold rain and snow which has made things challenging for the horses. They went from heavier summer coats and 20c to just above freezing and cold rain and wet snow within a few days. And this weather has stayed with us for the month of Sept. Alberta has had record amounts of snow for this month. The horses had a hard time growing their coats quickly enough to deal with this drastic change so we let them be for a week to acclimatize. It just shows how amazing they are in dealing with our extreme climate. Their coats grew 2 inches longer in one week and are now very furry for this time of year. Just in time though. 20cm of snow on the way for the next couple of days.

Working with sweet little Rúna. She has such a wonderful personality. Always thinking. Always trying to sort things out and work with me. ❤ #horsesoficeland #foalsoficeland #icelandicfoals #erilloffspring #filly #babies #lovethisgirl #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Andi is almost ready to find his special person! He is a good solid 7 year old gelding. 13.3hh, lower to medium energy horse. Very sweet to work with. He nickers when he sees us coming with the halter. He has very well separated gaits. Great on the trails. He is use to traffic, cows, offroad vehicles, tarps, dragging a sled, water crossings etc. He loads and trailers well. Good with having his feet done, shots, etc. He has talent to be a competition horse as well with his big stride and nice movement. His is a son of first prize stallion Erill fra Sperdli. He is soft and supple and knows his leg yielding, softening to rein pressure, and other fun cues. Please let us know if you are interested in him. 😊 #horsesforesale #icelandichorsesforsale #erilloffspring #wildroseicelandichorsefarm #goodtraining #softandsupple #trailhorse

Thankyou Nina for all your help this summer! We had so much fun and lots of laughs. Your lady like belching, earpopping, ocd cleaning personality had me laughing so many times. It wouldn't have been the same without you. Hugs and thankyou for all your help with our horses. We hope you come again to visit us. ❤ #icelandichorses #erilloffspring #wildroseicelandichorsefarm #workingawaywithicelandichorses #educationwithicelandichorses #learningabouttrainingfeedingproblemsolvi ng #lessons #learnsomethingneweveryday

Typical Alberta weather. The girls headed out on a trail ride in sunny weather, and then a cold front came up out of nowhere and soaked them with heavy rain, hail and high winds. 🙄 Luckily they survived with smiles still intact. #funintherainandhail #toughthroughweatherhell #albertaweather #icelandicsstickitout #erilloffspring #wildroseicelandichorsefarm

Fall leaves and tolting home on my favorite silver mare. What could be better. ❤ Listen to her music. 🎶

Wonderful horses, wonderful trainer, wonderful farm...

Wild Rose Icelandic Horse Farm is one of my favorite places on earth. The farm is surrounded by trees and it is a peaceful place. Danielle is an amazing trainer who is caring and patient with the horses and also honest with their owners. She understands the horses and knows what is best for each individual horse, using positive reinforcement and suppling. I learned a lot from her about riding and training horses. Thanks to her, I fell in love with many beautiful animals.

When I was getting ready to go on a first-time riding adventure in Iceland, I found Danielle and WRIHF. It was the best experience I have ever had with horses and I learned to love the Icelandics so much. Danielle is a wonderful patient teacher as well as skilled horsewoman and trainer, and I loved working with her and Skvetta. In fact, I went back twice as we had a second trip to Iceland a year later! It was a great experience in a fabulous location and I would totally recommend this learning experience for all riders. Icys are the best!

I wholeheartedly recommend Wild Rose Icelandic and Danielle Fulsher Walton. Danielle is not only a lovely and talented horse trainer, but she is a horse lover. This is evident in the care and respect for her horses. Danielle does not push harder than they can handle, trusts and listens to them, understands their unique personalities, and looks for the best fit home to sell horses into. What a wonderful way to set a horse up for a long and happy future.



Through out the purchase, Danielle has communicated in a timely manner with complete information. She has been generous with advice and knowledge on every topic imaginable. Danielle has provided her ongoing support after my horse’s arrival in his new home.



I’m glad I made the trip to Wild Rose Icelandic Farm - it was well worth it. When I’m looking for my next Icelandic, Danielle will be my first phone call.

I was fortunate enough to own a horse started by Danielle (Tinna) and she was an amazing mare. I also took another mare to her for training, and could not have been happier with the results. A lovely, competent, kind trainer. I cannot recommend her highly enough!

I bought my horse Vordis in December, 2016 from Wildrose Icelandic Horse Farm.

Danille started Vordis when she was a 4 year old, and brought out this horse's amazing personality and spirit, while getting her in shape, soft and foreward thinking.

When I met Danielle, I took a couple of lessons, I really took a lot way with me from those 2 lessons.

I hope we can have Danielle come to Minnesota for clinic in 2018, as she has a great eye and respect for both the horse and the rider.

Thank you Danielle, I know my adventures with this wonderful mare are going to be amazing.

I am SO happy your sight is up and running again Danielle. I think of you often ..... as i ride the 2 mares you did the training on and I am being completely and utterly honest that I would be hard pressed to get a horse who has been started ( or trained) by someone else Your honesty is amazing and that in and of itself is HUGE ( to have) in the horse world . So many, unfortunately are not. And how you train and listen and soften the horse is also amazing. Both mares i got from you were so soft when they came. SO soft. I strive to keep them that way, every time i get on their back or do ground work. They broke the mold with you dear friend and trainer and lover of the HORSE . ❤ 🙂

Danielle’s integrity and support is exceptional. Her passion for Icelandic Horses health and well-being sets the standard! If or when I’m in the market for another horse I will contact Danielle.

Danielle is an excellent trainer. She has the feel, understanding and compassion with horses that not many trainers have. She has proven her ability many times over in training my horses to national and international levels.