Magnús owns the majority of Ishestar since he bought it in 20XX. After spending 15 years in France he and his wife Þorey decided to move back to Iceland with their family and started to establish a herd of their own horses. They currently own between 25-30 horses that are often joining them on the long tours. Þorey works in Reykjavik as a psychologist and likes to join the tours with Magnús when she can fit it into her schedule. Magnus is the administrative director of Ishestar and spends most of his time in the summer on the long tours.
Magnús and Þorey own the old farmhouse at Minnivellir which they bought from Beggi and Dora in 20XX. When they bought the house, it was just a shell and a lot needed to be done. The house was built and inhabited by two brothers and a sister who lived together without other family than each other. The lived off the land that they owned, farming sheep, and making woolen products. Some of their skilled craft work is at display at Minnivellir today honoring the history of the house and land.
Beggi and Dora bought the whole plot of land and house when one of the brothers died on the condition that the other siblings could live in the house until they passed. In 20XX Beggi and Dora built their own home next to the old farmhouse because they were ready to leave the city and return to Dora’s roots in the countryside. A year later the last of the old siblings passed and the original house of Minnivellir became empty. Magnús and Þorey had returned to Iceland at this time and were looking around for a farm to buy when they stumbled across Minnivellir. At this point Magnús, þorey, Beggi and Dora did not know each other but Beggi asked around and decided to sell the old farmhouse and some of the land to Magnús and Þorey which was the start of a great friendship and the foundation for the tours that Beggi is now running for Ishestar.
A lot of things needed to be done to the old farmhouse to bring it up to standard of a modern house will all the facilities expected of a luxurious but simple farmhouse. There was no electricity and no running water as well as holes in the roof and walls in the current sleeping loft. Almost everything got updated and Þorey did a great job decoration the house in a beautiful modern style but with respect for the house and history keeping the green color of the roof in mind when choosing the decor. The house is furnished to make groups of riders feel at home with a cozy living room and an open kitchen as well as an inviting sleeping loft where each rider gets a mattress on the floor and they are free to move around as pleased. At Minnivellir you have the luxury of electricity and wifi so it is a good transition from fast paced life in the city to the calm and present life of travelling the highlands in mountain huts where electricity is a luxury and phone connection is non-existant.
