The online literary journal Crepe & Penn is going to publish my poem "If a Pony Penned a Poem" at the end of October. Of course, the poem was inspired by Blessi. Many thanks to friends who persuaded me to attempt to write poetry and submit it for possible publication. Blessi is getting treats today for being my muse.
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
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Friday, September 6, 2019
Icelanders and Their Horses
April Anderson produced a documentary on the unique relationship between Icelanders and their horses. Here is the trailer. It does help if one includes the link.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Do Icelandic Horses Like Bob Dylan Songs?
What does a herd of Icelandic horses do when serenaded by Bob Dylan's song "All the Tired Horses"? They continue to graze with two sentinels looking out because of that wild harmonica. Fredrico Borluzzi shares footage of his tour of Iceland in 2017
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