As a little girl, I always wanted a pony for Christmas. Santa never brought me a pony. So in my late 40s, I started taking horseback riding lessons. When I turned 50, I got my first horse, an Icelandic named Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal). Little did I know how much fun life with an Icelandic was going to be. Blessi has a unique perspective on life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoy Blessi. And you will probably read about my cats from time to time.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Tolutation--Obsolete Word of the Day
The 1913 and 1828 versions of The Webster Dictionary included the word tolutation which means ambling or pacing. (My 1982 American Heritage Dictionary does not include this word.) Tolutation comes from the Latin tolutim, which means lifting up the feet, which is related to the Latin word tollere meaning to lift up.
And speaking of ambling, check out this video of Grýla frá Geitaskarði, a two year old filly in Iceland. Wow can this little gal tolt. She has some impressive breeding behind her: Álfur frá Selfossi, Orri frá Þúfu, Andvari frá Ey, etc. Check out the set of her head as she tolts--as you can see the headset of the Icelandic horse can naturally be quite high when tolting.
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