Meet the IHSGB TRUSTEES
 Mike Edwards is the IHS
Chairman and
Studbook Director. He has been doing the studbook for 11
years now and is the longest serving Trustee. He
registers and produces passports for all the IHSGB
horses, records stallion covering and subsequent
foaling, ownership transfers, exports, and deaths. All
of the data has to be kept in hard and soft copy, plus
updating the horse's details in WorldFengur (the global
internet database for Icelandics) and the UK National
Equine Database.
Professionally, he works full-time as the Head of
Investigations for the UK Air Traffic Control System.
Aged 57 going on 6, he has owned and bred Icelandics for
19 years. He lives in Burridge, Hampshire with his wife
Polly, 5 Icelandics, and 3
cats.
 Sports
Leader Iris Ashmann was born in Germany but now lives in
Norfolk where she breeds Icelandics. She has competed in
the World Championships with two of her horses.
 As
Breeding Leader
Tim
Hutchinson co-ordinates the organisation of IHSGB
Breeding Assessments and Seminars, and liaises with the
FEIF Breeding Group.
Tim started riding in his late twenties, but he has
evented, show jumped and competed at endurance,
completing the Golden Horseshoe ride in 1984. Together
with his wife Janice they have been breeding horses for
over twenty years. The love for the Icelandic horse only
started in the early 90’s but now they have over 30
Icelandic horses at their home in Cumbria, including the
highest judged British bred stallion Flytir from Siamber
Wen
His aim is to encourage everyone to learn more about
this unique breed of horse and to share the excitement
of breeding.
 Leisure
coordinator Gundula Sharman farms in Scotland and bought her
first Icelandic mare in 2003. To date eight horses live
on the farm and there is no limit in sight - yet. Gundula has been leisure riding coordinator since
January 2005. She runs the performance award scheme,
organises national and regional events other than sports
competitions, and is always open to support or initiate
new ideas.
In the longer term, Gundula's
responsibility includes the "support" of regional riding
clubs which, on the one hand, will run events and
training for leisure riders at a regional level, and on
the other promote competition riders in preparation for
regional and national events.
Youth
Leader Kirsty Carson
lives in Northumberland and has been Youth Leader of
the IHSGB since 2008.Together with her husband, she runs
a breeding and training stable with close to 30 horses
on the farm. Kirsty is mum to 4 young boys, who all
share her passion for Icelandic horses and keeps her on
her toes!
Kirsty started out with Icelandic
horses in the early 90’s and has never looked back! She
is the proud owner of Gjafar frá
Stóra-Vatnsskarđi, who is sire to Lukka frá
Stóra-Vatnsskarđi, record scoring mare at Landsmot
2008.
Kirsty is
passionate about bringing as much knowledge and
understanding to our youth riders and developing them
now and for the future as well as making their
experiences with their Icelandic horse fun. Telephone:
07730714565 Skype: kirsty.carson
Communications
Leader Moira Wedel
lives near Edinburgh and has been a trustee of the IHSGB
since 2006.
She produced the newsletter for the society for 4 years
and is now responsible for overseeing communications
strategy for the society including the newsletter,
website, and IHS publications. She has owned and ridden
Icelandics purely for pleasure since 2001.
Management Team
Ednah Beardsley
lives in Wiltshire and is the Membership
Administrator. 20 Coombe, Enford, Nr Pewsey,
Wiltshire, SN9 6DE Tel: 01980 670860
Debbie Ede lives in Devon and is the Secretary.
She has two Icelandics (a mare and a gelding); Glinga
from Oakwood and Grautur from Rhos Uchaf. "Dogwatch" Coastguard Cottages, Soar,
nr
Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3DS Tel: 01548 560963 (Mon-Fri
09.00-21.00 wherever possible please). Debbie prefers to
be contacted by email.
Treasurer
Elaine
Rannie lives in North Shields in the North East of
England. She met and fell in love with the Icelandic
breed a few years ago while on vacation in Canada and
became the proud owner of Sara fra Hestar in July 2007.
 Janice
Hutchinson lives in Cumbria and publishes the IHSGB newsletter Sleipnir.
Nev
Fraser lives in Cambridge, has two Icelandic horses
and runs the IHSGB Shop. Nev is also moderator of the
IcehorsesEA@yahoogroups.com mailing list for those in or
near East Anglia who own Icelandics and would like to
meet and/or ride together.
Website Manager
Mic Rushen lives in Pembrokeshire, West Wales,
where she breeds Icelandic horses and sheep, sells sweet
itch blankets and works as an artist specializing in
silk painting.
Mic has
been involved with Icelandic horses since the mid 1980s
and has served on the IHS board in the past as Sports
Leader, Breeding Leader, Area Representative and Newsletter Editor. She has competed with Icelandics
at all levels (including several World Championships)
and is a qualified judge.
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