Impatience Horse

If there is one thing Giga HATES, apart from cats, it's waiting. She is always very impatient and things should preferably just happen in her pace, such a diva. Horse like owner, I guess?

But today there was traffic jam in the stable, so we just had to wait 5-10 minutes until we could get past the other horses, and it did not please Giga at all. She looked so miserable t and put her head on the horse in front of her. That horse just has so much personality, I always get a laugh of her.

Smile it's Sunday!

Today we had the most fun trip. Although we chose only to go for a short walk, we had so much fun. It was just one of those totally horse girl gossip rides :-) So much talk not so much riding, and I'm sure the horses enjoyed going just for a relaxed short walk, especially after yesterday.
Giga seemed to be really happy and energetic. Some days it's just as if she is in a extra diva mood.

We took some pictures on the farm and Giga was ON. It's a long time since we've laughed so much over a few pictures, but that horse can just make the most crazy expressions. And the funny thing is it seems like she understands what's gonna happen when the camera is up front, she just gets more silly or beautiful.

Wonderful Saturday

I've had the most amazing Saturday. Due to illness I haven't been riding much the past several weeks. Saturday I felt more well than what I've done in a long time. So me and my good friend agreed we would go for a ride together. And we just had the most fantstiske trip! I rode Giga with long reins the entire ride, not ONCE she tried to run with me nor got impatient. She was so calm and obedient, it was just so wonderfull!

It seemed like she enjoyed it and was very happy to see me :-)



 

Victor is settling in nicely

What a lovely picture Peter has posted on Facebook!
Victor has settled in well at Peters farm. He's njoying his giant field that most of all resembles a paradise with rivers with fresh water and plenty of green grass. I'm just so happy and grateful!

Patience is a virtue!

Yesterday Peter came and picked up Victor. As I mentioned earlier Victor has huge muscle injury in the lumbar region as prior cases he's sometimes lame but mustly very stiff in the hind legs. The damage probably is due wrong riding and a wrong saddle. The person who's to blame is the one who originally should have bought Victor. Which is so sad. When I handed him over to the buyer he was fit and healthy!

However, it was not quite that easy to get Victor loaded in the trailer. Peter is a very patient man and very horse friendly. And I have to give him that, we tried many methods. Victor was not a Gypsy Vanner yesterday but a donkey! So it took us about 2 hours to get him up in the trailer. The annoying part is that when he finally is up in the trailer he's so calm and not at all afraid. It's just like he always have to try if he can avoid getting up there.

But we got him up in spite of a little drama. Among other things, Peter got slightly injured nothing serious though, but Victor was really in his fight mood. And suddenly my otherwise nice and calm horse transformed into a monster at 600 kg.

So patience is a virtue.

R.I.P. Hugin

Today has a true legend left us.
Bent Branderups famous stallion Hugin has today left us.
Hugin was blind but Bent has achieved fantastic things with him.
He died in a age of 29 years. Which is a really nice age.


My deepest kondolancer goes to Bent Branderup.

I just got a revelation

Today I got the greatest revelation and I'm renewed with new energy.
Today I got a man named Peter Als Nerving out to the farm. The idea was really he just had to show me some saddles. The saddle he had with him just sat perfectly on both Giga and Victor. It is a Hidalgo saddle and it'a made of leather which makes it adjust out from the horse's building. So it fits almost all horses. Impulsively I got training on both Giga and Victor. Which was just too wild. Peter teaches mainly riding by medieval methods when they rode horses in the war - with a new modern twist :-)

His methods are so uncomplicated for both the rider and horse. It all becomes a fun game and not a hard fight between horse and rider. The only word that constantly falls into my head is uncomplicated. His whole mentality is so straightforward and just something that suits me and my horses. I'm still a little tongue-tied, because I've never tried anything similar. And both my horses loved him. Even Victor that normally hates men.

However, he found a huge muscle injury in Victors back that he actually even offered to treat. So Victor will soon be sent down to his farm and gets treated. I am happy and can hardly be in my own body. There are still honest and nice people in this world, who really want one the best.



What a wonderful day!!!