Axe versus whale rib. Sword versus blubber. “Showdown at the Strand” is a
retelling of one of the Icelandic sagas using American Western motifs. I wrote this story in honor of the heritage of my Icelandic
horse Blessi. I planned to re-enact hunting stranded whales in
Iceland by horseback around 1020 AD in a Society for Creative Anachronism event. But something happened so I wrote
this story instead.
Chris Herron created an amazing podcast out of this story. You can listen to the whale of a tale at Tall Tales TV, which one of the finalists for a 2018 Parsec Award.
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.
Pages
- Postings
- Jules Verne & Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Pony in William Morris' Kitchen
- Icelandic Horse Books
- Icelandic Breeding Standards
- Best of Blessi Stories
- Is this trotty, pacey or clear tolt or rack
- MCOA Hereditary Eye Defect in Silver Dapples
- Bone Spavin in the Icelandic Horse
- Laminitis
- Velkomin, Bienvenu--How to translate Blessiblog
- MtDNA Origins of the Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Horse Twins--A Wonderful and Cautionary Tale
- Using World Fengur
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