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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- 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
Monday, April 20, 2020
Icelandics Herding Mules
Here's a fun video about involving Icelandic horses in something different. Tim Seldin and his Iceland try to round up escaped donkeys in a vineyard.
Friday, April 10, 2020
Icelandics bringing Easter Cheer to Senior Home during Coronavirus
On Deerfield, WI, local horse owners brought their Icelandics to a senior home. The horses, dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny, went round the outside of the building to bring holiday cheer to the residents.
As Melissa Meboe, community director at Home Again, said “We walked around the building and each resident got to have a horse experience.”
I don't own the rights to the photo so you'll have to check out this link.
Monday, March 23, 2020
How to Pronounce Norse Runes Set to Music
SKÁLD | Rún has created a video in which a singer recites the Norse runes to a catchy tune. The verses quote one of the poems in the Prose Edda, a collection written in Iceland in the 13th century.
By following along with the Icelandic subtitles you can sharpen your pronunciation of those difficult vowels.
By following along with the Icelandic subtitles you can sharpen your pronunciation of those difficult vowels.
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