Fun Facts-Blessi

  • Blessi's registered name is Veigar frá Búðardal.
  • He is a flaxen chestnut with blaze and stands 14.1 hands.
  • He was born in Iceland in 1996 and was imported to the US in 2004.
  • Blessi has flown in an airplane.
  • To the best of my knowledge, he has never eaten dried herring although he stole part of my tuna fish sandwich one time.
  • The only foods that he doesn't like are broccoli, corn bread, and shortbread cookies.
  • His sire Jarl frá Búðardal was exported from Iceland to Sweden.
  • His dam Blessi fra Loni is still in Iceland.
  • Both of Blessi's parents are 5-gaited so genetically (AA X AA = AA) he must be 5-gaited also although he has never shown a bit of flying pace.
  • At the introductory level of dressage, Blessi has trotted his way to blue ribbons with scores ranging from 63 to 72.
  • He tolted his way to the Reserve Icelandic Horse Championship for me at the Evergreen Gaited Horse show.
  • Blessi and my dressage instructor beat out all the Western style riders to win the Kitsap Saddle Club Extreme Trail Competition.
  • Blessi has tolted his way around Emerald Downs Race Track.
  • He loves cats; he will groom them if given a chance. Blessi still does not understand why those black "cats" with white stripes down their backs are so touchy about being groomed.
  • Be careful when you laugh at Blessi, he will probably repeat the behavior since he associates laughter with carrots—I don’t know why.