Yesterday, when we were coming back from the first tour with Bensi to Þeistareykir, where we brought the sheep to their summerpastures, we decided to use the time and have a look at our mares, that should get their foals soon.

When I started walking over the field, I suddenly saw that there was something white beneath the tail of Vordís and went straight back to get my camera. Ingólfur and Hjördís came too and we were so lucky to watch the birth of Vordís first foal. It is a little black stallion and he´ll get the name Sigtýr, which is a synonym for Óðinn.
Unfortunately Vordís couldn´t get rid of the placenta on her own, so we had to get the vet to take care of that.
Well, it looks like they are doing fine and Vordís has already started to train her son in running over bumpy fields...

Have a look at the pics of the birth in our picture album!