Before we start, I will tell you of a God from Norse Mythology – I think I found a really good one: Baldr – God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. What else could you want of a God or a spouse?
This is Perla – Aug 2013 (See one tree starting to change color already) – Foaled April 30, 2003 in Bancroft, ON – Canada
Sire Nattfari Vom Wiesenhof, CAN.
Dam Snaelda Fra Oddstodum, BORG.
We are bonding as one. We had a great training ride yesterday – an hour or more with no real problems – Not 10 miles away but away from home.
From the history of the Icelandic Horse — 
The most needed servant, carrying his master and the dog over a cold river. A many times recited sentence in Iceland is: “between a man and a horse and a dog lies a secret bond”.
Some things about Perla:
1. Last year, I trailered her to Whitney Bay — 10 miles from her home — tried unsuccessfully to have a fun ride — she constantly tried to go home as if to say: “I am going home now, until you and I bond as one, I rule our world”
2. She loves cool/cold weather -see turning leaves.
3. She eats different than many horses. — Munches everything in the path of her nose – never lifting to swallow – never skipping an inch of grass — many horses munch, lift their head to swallow, then put their nose down at random — skipping a foot or more of grass from the last munch.
4. Perla can quickly bulk-up — becoming the fattest horse in the heard.
Related items from the written history:
(See 1. above) The Icelandic was incomparable as a pack-animal and riding horse. Its homing instinct has also always been extremely well developed, and a lost or loaned animal could find it’s own way home (loaned animals were often simply released and took care of returning themselves home).
(See 2. above) Many factors molded the icelandic horse through the ages. The most prominent are cold and wet weather, which caused the horse to grow lower legs, shorter necks, longer wintercoat, and a good digestion.
An old type of icelandic horse, fat, hairy with short limbs and neck.
(see 3. and 4. above) Feed in the winters was little and bad, but the feed in the summertime is good, so the Icelandic horse has the capability of getting very fat in a very short time in the summer, and sure is an easy keeper.
More, interesting historical facts and our report cards in future blogs. Have to allow time to practice and play golf today!!!
Leaves starting to turn – yesterday, I looked to the sky and what do you think I saw?
Can fall be far behind?
Do you think, if I looked to the sky and found a golfer, my game would improve and would I have more fun? Remember I already really love the game of golf.
Today – perfect weather to walk the pasture with holes marked with flags — The flags are placed there to prevent a horse from stepping into the hole and breaking it’s leg you know? See ya.
Leave a Reply