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26.02.2012 22:17

Sigtýr

It's been quite some time since we had a closer look at our young stallion Sigtýr, son of our Vordís and Geisli frá Sælukoti. We used the good weather today and visited him and his friends in a huge field close to Helluland. They are 7 together, 2 stallions and 5 geldings, so enough playpartners. 
We liked what we saw, a young, good looking stallion with strong joints and feet and a highrised, well set neck. Looking forward to see him in his summerfur!





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25.02.2012 21:43

Ice!

Perfect weather, perfect ice, the best conditions for meeting fellow riders for a refreshing ride on ice. Sigga and Hjördís came with us to Kaldbakstjörn to try riding on ice for the first time. I think they were both a bit nervous, but got confident after the first rounds.
Quite many riders, I wouldn't have expected to come, took part in the ride and it was fun to watch and take pictures. We saw many very good horses and it would have been fun to have a small competition. But maybe next time.




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22.02.2012 21:06

An unexpected Visitor

As you know, there is a very rich birdlife in Iceland, especially in summertime. We often see Short-eared Owls close to our horses and Gyrfalcons are no uncommon sight. But it is a bit unusual to have a look out of the window and see a Gyrfalcon sitting on the fence just a few meters away from you.
I was quite excited and hoped he'd stay long enough to grab my camera and take a picture. Well, he definitely was in no hurry and not shy at all so I managed to take a few pics while he was watching the ducks in the harbour. It is an amazing feeling to see this majestic bird so close.






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13.02.2012 23:10

A day off

The weather has been beautiful the last days, so we repaired the fence of the big field, which the snow had taken down. Farsæll was the first one to enjoy the freedom there, yesterday it was the turn of the others. As you can see on the pics in the picturealbum, they really enjoyed going there and were in a hurry to leave the small paddock. Some of them in a bit too much hurry...
Meanwhile Farsæll had an appointment with Ingólfur as it was time to shoe him again. He took it well and was very patient (Ingólfur too). He was even ready to pose with Hjördís and Sigrún on his back emoticon



Not good to hurry too much....



2 good friends



Time for new shoes
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11.02.2012 20:34

Winter?

While Europe is freezing and suffocating in snow, the snow and ice here is melting away and the temperatures are close to +10°C.
The outdoorhorses are enjoying the unexpected warmth and good weather. There is still quite some ice on their meadow, so they are training to skate and walk very carefully. Not yet good enough conditions to run and play, but that will come soon.
The riding- and traininghorses are enjoying the good weather too, being outside most of the day now. Farsæll had a day off today, which he spent in the big fence together with his friend Magnús. There was enough to do and see for him (he had a good look at the horses in the neighbourfence), so I think he had a really good day.



Pála



Nökkvi



Embla on ice



Farsæll


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05.02.2012 21:32

Great weekend

The last days have been busy here, both connected to our "horselife" and "not-horselife".
On Thursday we took part in the local pub-quiz, just to win the youth and walk home with 2 six-packs of beer. Fridayevening we meet our co-workers to play cards (and of course win them emoticon).
Saturday we used the wonderful weather to go riding and train our horses outside. In the evening we were invited to Þórrablót in Aðaldalur. We meet a lot of friends, sang a lot of songs and ate a lot of traditional food (including rotten shark). Oh and don't forget: a lot of dancing...

Today we got a nice phonecall inviting us for a ride on ice. Difficult to say no, when you get a chance like that. So we put Magnús and List in the trailer and went to Helluland to meet Kiddi. The weather was perfect, sunshine, no wind, temperatures around 0°C. The horses were a bit shy and careful in the beginning, but they accustomed soon to the new underground and showed themselves at their best. 
Kiddi and Ingólfur changed horses when we came back, but I prefered to use the daylight and take a few pics of Kiddi's foals. 
Getting hot coffee and fresh wafers afterwards just topped the afternoon.





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