Paradise Farm

I'm considering a lot to attend to this riding camp: http://www.paradisgaarden.dk/index.html
I've only heard positive things about this place. People have fun and learn a lot. And all ages are welcome, which is very nice now that I'm 20 years old. But I'm still a little unsure whether I can afford it and if I get something out of it? Buut, I think I would have great fun and I should learn something. Especially now that the academic riding is so new to me.

One thing I do not understand?

One thing I don't understand are those who ride with long fingernails and lots of makeup on their face. I have nothing against it but I don't understand why some people have a huge need to dress up when they are out with their horses. I met one time a rider with long fake blonde hair, pink long nails and 4 layers of makeup. She was sweet enough but why look like that when you just have to ride? I'd rather just be myself completely natural. It's my sanctuary where I can just be myself completely from head to toe.
Just another thought; do they never break their nails? I have a hard enough time not breaking mine constantly and they are short? Hmm I guess I'm not girly enough, I just don't understand it :-D?

One happy horse!

Today I went out to Giga at 12 o'clock. I haven't trained her in over a week since I've been really sick. I let her first run around and play, and she enjoyed it very much. I could see she had a lot of energy that needed to get burned off. She was quite nervous when I picked her up from the field. And the nervousness came from all the trapped energy she wore inside of her body. So I think she was quite happy that she got the chance to run and play around.

After she had played, I trained a little Levade training. And it went really well :-)

Sorry the quality is very bad, it's filmed with a mobile.

Internet problems!!

I have some internet problems at the moment, which makes me unable to update as often that I want to. More updates will come later! We're working on it.

Horse of Kings - King of Horses

Enjoy this beautiful video. I fall all away in a Spanish dream-world when I see these beautiful creatures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_qMK31H8TU&feature=share

Oldest horse in the world

I just found this link. What a great horse. Imagine he's 51 years old. And he still enjoys a gallop on the field. I find it incredible that a horse can become so old. I also hope that my horses lives long and by that time they still have a good health!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108189/Worlds-oldest-horse-Shayne-51-lives-Brentwood--town-record-breaking-dog.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Did you know?

Did you know that if you give oats to a cold-blood the reaction you get is as if you pour petrol over an open fire. Most cold-blooded horses simply can not "tolerate" oats. It goes straight up in their heads. It gives them too much energy. There is very much starch in oats,- it gives energy. It is relatively cheap and that's why man buys it. But most horses has a hard time digesting it. By nature, the cold-blooded horses has a calm temper and when you add high-energy (oats) to their diet, it goes straight into the brain and produces a lot of energy that they don't know what to make of. It can change their behavior drastically, many gets aggression problems.

I generally have very bad experiences with oats. I don't think we should feed the horses with it at all. It gives most horses ulcers.