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
Monday, November 11, 2019
Painting Humans to Look Like Animals
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Model Matt Harnacke Rides Flying Pace
Matt Harnacke is dressage rider and professional model. One of his video series is about experiencing horses of different breeds. This is his first encounter with an Icelandic horse. He has a lot of fun riding flying pace and tolt for the first time.
Although Matt says there are no Icelandic horses in Australia, FEIF, the international registry of Icelandic horses, records 262 Icelandic horses in Australia in November 2019.
Although Matt says there are no Icelandic horses in Australia, FEIF, the international registry of Icelandic horses, records 262 Icelandic horses in Australia in November 2019.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Playgrounds as Bomb Proofing for Horses
Iris, who lives in the Netherlands, has been training Roos, a 6-year Icelandic mare, for a little over two months. What a unique but effective way to train by using playground equipment, having drivers feed treats to the horse to let it know cars aren't scary things, and taking advantage of urban bridges and tunnels to get the young horse prepared to face a wide variety of obstacles. I wish Blessi was stabled within walking distance of a school.
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