Flower Farm's annual summer party

Today Flower Farm held their annual summer party.
We went for a long ride in the forest from early morning. We rode around in three different forests. It was so wonderful and liberating. Giga behaved quite nicely! Better than last time when we rode many together :-D

Then it was lunchtime with a lot of delicious food. After lunch it stood on a lot of fun games on the farm! First it was a competition in western trail (my friend and Gigas "thursday" rider rode that one), stop dance on horse back, relay with apples and gallop races around the entire farm. Giga behaved exemplary. It was a beautiful day in the company of a lot of nice and funny people.

Unfortunately, I fell and knocked a hole in my knee just as I came out on the farm in the morning. So I let my friend ride Giga mostly today.

A special thanks to Mie and Gregg for the fine arragment!

Hate me or Love me

I have to share something. Hate me or Love me for it ;-)

But here's my opinion on horse training.
Humans tend to humanize animals - horses. One thing that is scientifically proven is that a horse don't have brain capacity to show: Dominance, disrespect, being jealous, being naughty etc. It's a big mistake Many people makes AND the horse can't read our body language.What makes people believe that a horse understands our body language? We are very different, as day and night. The horse has four legs, a tail, a mane, etc. We have two legs, our eyes are close together. Everything contradicts that a horse can understand our body language. EVERYTHING is about learning. It's not about respect!

Here's something to think about. And no I'm not mad. Just a bit annoyed that people don't want to open their eyes :-)

Unusually good

Giga was quite unusually good today. That horse confuses me very much! She did all the tricks without any flaws. I could ride her with a beautiful raised back and neck. She was like a dream today. Everything went just perfect. Strange horse! I don't understand it xD!
I had thought that I really had to work hard with her ​​today but that horse manage to always surprise me!

Irish soul

No one can tame the wild Irish soul.
Understand it and you will one day be a part of it.


~Sara Maria

Andalusian stallion?

I don't quite think that Giga understands that she's a heavy Irish Cob. Let's just let her think she is an Andalusian stallion ;-D

"Brain bleeding"

I've had some really good days with Giga the past few days. It's nice weather and I can be out on the farm for many hours.


One of my girlfriends took a lot of beautiful pictures of us out in the woods today. However Giga had a smaller "brain bleeding". I honestly don't know what went wrong today. But her temperament was very physical and violent. So I was forced to take hard hold of her several times. Very weird, one thing is certain, this is the first and last time this happens.

But otherwise it was a nice day ...

 More pictures are coming soon.

Cold water?

I think the water is a little cold? What do you think?

For more pictures, find this photographer on Facebook: Tim Hartson Photographys.