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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- 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
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Cat Communication--Saying I love you
Reading your cat's facial expression is probably harder than reading what your horse is trying to tell you. Jackson Galaxy, host of the TV show My Cat from Hell, works with troubled cats and their owners. In this video, he coaches you in how to communicate with your cat using their language. I knew about the slow blink as a kitty signal for "I love you" but the rest of it was a surprise to me. I am off to practice "How you doing" and the "slow bow" with my cats.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
A horse walks into a police station and....
This is not the start of a bad joke.....Early one morning a horse walked into the Cheshire Constabulary Headquarters in Winsford, England. As he walked through the automatic doors, the horse startled an officer. A policeman escorted the horse back to his field located across from the police station. "Police Superintendent Peter Crowcroft released this statement: "We were somewhat saddled with our unexpected guest, who in the early hours of the morning quickly became the mane event of the night shift. ... At neigh point did the horse pose a risk to security."
Perhaps this horse, like Blessi, was just looking for some doughnuts.
Source:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/security-cameras-capture-horse-walking-into-police-station-193826853.html
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Teaching a Dog to Ride an Icelandic
Ok, I taught Mittens the cat to ride Blessi--or she taught herself. I am glad other people do weird and wonderous things with their Icelandics.
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