Which do you kiss first--your goat or your Icey

Leo Tolstoy said "Happy families are all alike..."  However I don't think he ever imagined this happy family--a goat, an Icelandic horse, and the rider.

Algonquin, Icelandic Pony in White House Elevator

Quentin Riding Algonquin.  Roosevelt Family Photo

Theodore Roosevelt owned a family pony named Algonquin, who was famous for riding the White House Elevator so he could visit his friend Archie who had the measles.  Was this pony a Shetland or an Icelandic?  You can judge for yourself by reading the research I posted on my new page listed at the top of the banner.

http://blessiblog.blogspot.com/p/icelandic-pony-in-white-house-elevator.html

Theodore Roosevelt and his family off for a family outing at Sagamore Hill, the family estate near Oyster
Bay, NY.  Roosevelt Family Photos

How to Bombproof Your Horse Against Vikings

This summer we attended a Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) tournament.  Blessi was selected to participate in a humans versus horses tournament.  The first step in this activity is to get your horse used to Viking clanking their weapons and clinking in their armor.  Lady Avalon is riding Blessi.