Ickie

Okay - so we swapped stallions. I'm not shore if Ickie is to happy about it. In stead of being in the field with his ladies he now has to work. The fist few days he tried to pretend to be lacy - so I had to tell him off a bit - letting him know wat I expected of him. Now he seems to find it fun to play. His favorite is playing run and play in the indoor arena, but it is almost impossible to get good photo shots in there... t bad - he is really nice to watch when he show off like that. To day we have been outside "tømkjørt" Don't know the English word for it, driving without a waggon.
He is a pretty boy, don't you think?

Not to clean on his feet - but o'yes - he has hair!!!

- Mona -

Okay.....

...long time - no see ;)

You may have noticed that recently Mona has been doing all the blogging....

I have ben so busy renovating our new home because we are moving before X - mas; and that is way I have been so quiet lately.

And because of my lack of time; Ickie has recently moved to Monas place where she will be training him for the approval in March.

Corny has "moved in" with me :)

He is growing into a heavy little stallion and I just had to snap some pics of him today when he was trying to show off for some of my mares (who wasn`t interested at all hihihi...)

He isn`t that clean in these photos though.......

Hey girls - check this out!!!
Where are you going???

Stupid halter - let me loose!!!

Ahh, I give up.......

~ Elisabeth ~

Thinka

Finally (I seems that I say this a lot these days..) Today i got some new photos taken of my new mare Thinka. I am so pleased with her. She is very easy to ride. Yesterday my daugther used her on her riding class. Thinka was behaving just at I wanted her to.
I think she is a bit slim - and was wondering if she migth not be in foal, but the other day I saw something moving in there!First she is standing quiet posing for me. Then I shouted for my dog - hes is my best companion when I need the horses to move and play a bit:)

new stable!!!

Finally - things are happening with my stable. I've been waiting for this almost two years now! The happening was so big for me that I had to take photos through my window (it was raining outside, and I guess the construction workers would smile at me if the saw me taking the photos:)) Okay, so it is at least a beginning. The whole thing measure 9x18 meters. The room at the left are for the horses to go together in and out as the want. The will be fed inside. At the left the will be 4 small stables. Two of them will have doors so they can walk inn and out as the wanted. I believe this will be nice for the stallions and mares in labour/ newborn foals.


- Mona -

Some of the girls...

Her are some photos taken last week... just wanted to share my darling girls:)
Mommy Lone and her two daughters. Penny ( 6 mont's - father:Ickie) And Rose (1,5 years - father: Herkules)
Lone is still acting like a mother for Rose - they are never far apart from each other.
It is almost impossible to get photos of Penny - Guess what she wants:)

aha, I managed to get one - she is on her way towards me thou..
Eliza (1,5 year Nelly/Spot) and Rose - "hello girls!!"
Eliza is my favorite .... love her heavy body and nice colour.

- Mona -

Thinka

The wether is changing fast her in this part of Norway. Yesterday it was snow, and slippy roads.. today... well you can se for youre selfe!

Let me introduse you to my new mare. Thinka is 7 years old. 140 cm tall and 22 cm round her front legg bone. She was bougt from Denmark a couple of weeks ago. Originly she came from England two years old. She is in foal with a tinker stallion I dont know anything about. (if anyone know here, and know the stallion, please let me know!!!)
She seems to be a really nice tempered one. So calm.
I'll take som new photos of her when she is a bit cleaner and dry:)



- Mona -

Sinclair

Two posts in one day - wow Mona!!!
I've been home from work sik today. Starting to feel a bit better now, and I really felt like some fresh air. To force my self outside - I broth along the camera.
Sinclair is wearing a blanket - and he was so happy when he got to have it off for a photo session!
Sinclair is 3 years old.. we are some wondering if we are going to keep him, or put him out for sale... If there is someone seriously interested in a stallion, feel free to contact us.

What did I just do???

Oki, so I got a phone call from JP. A couple of Mont's ago I told him that I was on the search for a good mare. My demands was that se was heavy, lots of feathers and not black.

So... yesterday this time I knew nothing... tomorrow this time... She will be home with me!!

She is 7 years old. BLACK and white - and in foal to an unknown stallion. Well ridden and drown. She came from England, but has been with a family in Denmark for 5 years now. Dos anyone know here? She is named Thinka. (I'd really like to hear from you if you know her!!!)

I know it's a bit wilde - but is is so fun to get new horses... and I have not had a new one since July!!!

Now I just have to keep my fingers crossed - It's a two hour drive to pick her up from the transport she is arriving with... and to day the road is so icy that it is impossible to drive with the horse trailer.

Pictures of her will have to wait - the ones I've got are lousy mobile phone ones.

- Mona -

Winter!!!

Finally the rain gave up for a couple of days. We even had some snow!!! It's early in this part of the country.
Here is some fresh pictures of the horses.
Rosie is already starting to look pregnant. She is the first one to foal next year- early in April! The father is off course Ickie. Sinclair... 4 years old stallion. So nice and calm. He gets to live with the mares now - since they all are in foal til Ickie. The Yearling fillies and Lone is in an other field - no stallion for the young girls yet:) I believe Rose to be interested in meeting Sinclair yesterday, because she stood by the fence - all by herself looking at him yesterday. Poor girl:)
Two good friends. Rosie and Nelly. The have got really winter coat now, and look like teddy bears.
The best news.... Monday the workers will start on building my new stable!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for this almost two years now. YIPPPI!!!!!!
It will be big. With 4 induvidual stables, and one big stable where they can be feed inside and be free to go outside when they want to. I soo need this.
- Mona -

Et lite livstegn...

Ja så har vi kansje ikke vært så ivrige på å poste bilder i det siste. Har vel litt med været å gjøre. Dessuten er det for min del i mørkeste laget å ta bilder når jeg kommer hjem fra jobb.

Minker på hestene her hjemme hos meg nå. Kongen reiste til ny eier på lørdag.. og 3 av føllene reiste jo i høstferien. Penny går fortsatt i lag med mamma da - må se å få tatt noen nye bilder av henne.

Corny står på i stallen på jobb... Uten tvil den roligste hingsten jeg har vært borti. Hvem som helst kan håndtere han. Hvis vi får hjelp av noen som er uerfarne til å leie ut hester - ja da passer det fint at de tar Corny, så kan vi ta de litt mer sprettne varmblodsene:)

Kjører han mest med 4 hjult vogn - han viser tydelig at det er det han liker best. Gutten foretrekker å dra litt tyngre, en å få vekten av den to hjulte vognen på ryggen.
Her om dagen hadde vi han med på tur i undervisningen - elevene fikk kjøre han samtidig som to andre hester var med. Gutten jobba som en helt - slitsomt å holde følge med en kalblodstraver ja:))

Vil ikke kjøre han hver dag, så når vi ikke kjører tar vi oss en tur ut å leker. Klikkertrening er digg. Han er helt i 100 - dilter tett i hælene på meg, og gjør alt han kan for å gjette hva det er jeg vil. Helt tydelig at slik trening er slitsomt mentalt.... må ta meg selv litt i nakken å ikke holde på for mye - blir litt ivrig av og til:)