Blessi Dressed for a Wedding

To take your mind off the political situation, here is a photo of Blessi dressed for his role of carrying a bride in her wedding.

Moab, Utah, on Icelandic Horses

I've posted a bunch of videos of trekking in Iceland through its unique landscape. Here is an interesting and uniquely American trek on Icelanidc horses through Moab, Utah, posted by Sueanne Clark. The landscapes are very different but the smiles of the riders are the same. And I did not know Icelandic horses wear feathered hats in the desert.

Pignon Liberty Training Methods

Here's a very interesting video of Frederic et JF Pignon demonstrating their liberty training methods. 

You can turn on the subtitles by clicking the "Settings" button, which looks like a cog wheel, and selecting English as the subtitle.

Jean-Francois talks about the importance of being the horse's leader and making it move; whereas Frederic discusses the importance of play and physical contact but always returning to a place of calm. It is notso much being dominant but fullfilling all the horse's needs. The basis of work should be pleasure. The challenge is how to create that sense of pleasure without creating a sense of discomfort.

I am picking up so many other good points, in addition to just watching these beautiful creatures dance for joy. Enjoy.