Two new members in team Gangmyllan
The fifth team we introduce in the Champions league is the team Gangmyllan. Team Gangmyllan participated first in the champions league in 2013. Team leader is Bergur Jónsson and other team members are Daníel Jónsson, Elin Holst, Freyja Amble Gísladóttir and Ævar Örn Guðjónsson.
Bergur Jónsson has been riding horses since he was a child. He's raised at the breeding fram Ketilsstaðir in the east of Iceland. Bergur has been really active both on the competition and breeding track. This last year he and Katla frá Ketilsstöðum, mare from his breeding had a really successful year where they where in A finals in tölt both at Íslandsmót and Landsmót and in finals at Landsmót in B class gæðingar.
Daníel Jónsson is unofficial the king of the breeding track in Iceland and has been for years now really successful on breeding horses and gotten many titles. Daníel was selected the breeding rider of the year in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Daníel has also made many victories in competition but he won A class gæðinga at Landsmót 1994 and has participated at World Championships.
Elin Holst comes from Norway but she has been working at Gangmyllan these last 7 years. Elin has had great results on the competition track but she and her horse Frami frá Ketilsstöðum did a fantastic job last year when they won the four gait and tölt T2 at the Icelandic championship and also ended in fourth place at Landsmóti in B flokkur and 10th place in tölt.
Freyja Amble Gísladóttir had a really successful competition career when she was younger but she won many championships title riding Muggur frá Stangarholti. Freyja has been living abroad in Norway but has now returned back to Iceland and is working at Gangmyllan.
Ævar Örn Guðjónsson graduated as a riding instructor and trainer from Hólaskóli. He has been training horses in Sprettur in Kópavogur these last years. Before Ævar was in team Heimahagi but has now switched over to team Gangmyllan. Ævar has been doing good things on the breeding- and competition track
