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
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Best Icelandic Horse Video from Horses of Iceland
The
Icelandic horse marketing group just put out the most fantastic video. I
really think they captured all the best points of this breed--personality, color, amazing gaits. And the music and scenery just enhance the messaging. Do you think this captures the soul of the Icelandic horse?
Monday, November 27, 2017
Icelandic Horse Pendant from Hugrun
Pat, who is a fellow boarder at Blessi's stable, just returned from a riding holiday in Iceland. She gave me an Icelandic horse decoration. Although it is meant as a Christmas tree decoration, it looks lovely as a pendent.
I wear it frequently and get a lot of notice. Once the comment had more to do with the soup I had spilled on it. Sigh! No wonder Blessi always checks out my shirt or jacket. It must smell of such interesting food possibilities.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
How an Invisible Rabbit Helped me see the pony in the Elevator
My latest posting on my blog "Writings to A Muse" is how techniques used in writing plays can help you write better fiction--or in my case non-fiction about the pony Algonquin owned by President Theodore Roosevelt's children. Here's a link to the essay explaining how I wrote a mini play about Quentin Roosevelt taking Algonquin into the White House elevator to visit his sick brother. Hum, I wonder if Blessi would like to play Algonquin in a Broadway musical?
https://pamelanolfwriting.blogspot.com/2017/11/how-invisible-rabbit-can-help-you-write.html
And for your viewing enjoyment here is Jimmy Stewart taking his six foot eight inch invisible rabbit Harvey out to the bar for martinis.
https://pamelanolfwriting.blogspot.com/2017/11/how-invisible-rabbit-can-help-you-write.html
And for your viewing enjoyment here is Jimmy Stewart taking his six foot eight inch invisible rabbit Harvey out to the bar for martinis.
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