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In 1986 Osvald Jonsson exchanged his motor-bike in attendance of
reindeer for an Icelandichorse. His body had been badly treated
of the tough driving in the mountains. Now it was time to test a
new and for the body more kind way of finding the way in the mountains.
The Icelandichorse Grani was the first to arrive in Ammarnäs
to assist Osvald with the reindeer. But to keep in the step with
the motor-bikes was hard. On the other hand the interest had been
woken among visitors in Ammarnäs to come along with Osvald
and Grani on mountaintours.
The idea to the company Fjällhästen was born; to let guests
take part of the mountains and the Lappish culture with help from
Icelandic horses.
In 1987 the first tours leave for Vindelfjällen´s Naturereserve
and the family Jonsson´s old "Lapptaxland".
Today the company consists of about 20 Icelandic horses and two
guides; Osvald Jonsson and Malin Johansson.
Fjällhästen offers both shorter tourriding around Ammarnäs
and week long expeditions through Lappland´s magnificent mountain
world. The long tours include lodging in cots, food with a big part
consisting of local raw materials and opportunities of fishing char
in some mountainlake.
Several of these arrangements build on confidence and agreement
with Gran´s "Lappvillage". Fjällhästen
is also an enterprising driving force in Ammarnäs Communitycompany
where we work idealisticly to improve the business conditions of
the village.
As the threatened arctic fox has one of its most important strains
within Vindelfjällen´s Naturereserve it is a matter of
course for as at Fjällhästen to support and assist the
project Arctic fox e.g. with guarding, inventory and driving out
feed. We also inform our guests on the situation of the arctic fox
and they who want can support the project by paying money into a
postal giro account.
Read more about Project Arctic Fox:
Projekt Fjällräv
Vindelfjällens Naturreservat
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