Thinka at a show!!!

So today it was time to take Thinka to a show and get her aproved as a tinker horse in Norway. It all started like a nigthmare...but we finaly made it to the show, 15 minutes late. Just pulled the horse of the trailor, and rand to se the judges. phu..

And then, only a short brake befor the driving test. Thinka did ok.. but me -well i did a lot of stupid misstakes. Not happy with my selfe at all. I'll have to do a lot better next time. But anyhow, the test got aproven, with lousy 37 points.

And then there was a lot of waiting.... Since Thinka and her foal Betty Boop is Maia's horses we brougt her allong. She was so prud. Brushing and petting Betty. And Betty, well she was calm as always. Loving the atention.
"oho, I love it when you rub my feet"

And then, finaly it was time to get the results. Thinka got nice grades!!!!
8-8-7-7-8 on her body. 7 on the stypid driving test (I'll hate myself for it for a loong time!!) 9 on her temper.
The judges said (Sorry Ill have to write this in Norwegian)
"Hoppe av god type. Pent Hode, God hals, god skulder og manke. Kort rygg og sterkt godt kryss. Bra bevegelser i skritt og trav."
Thinka vas mesures 142 cm and 21 cm on her "pipe"

So the judges had the same opinion as my selfe - she is a god mare!! I'm happy:)

There was another tinker mare in the show to. These two girls was very simular. The same heigt, same bone and the got exactly the same grades on body, test and temper!!!

Congratulations to you Hege!!



- Mona -

The foals

Yesterday we brought home the two last mares who had been at Monas place visiting Ickie.

So now all my foals are back home again....an they have grown a lot!

The only one missing here is Luna and her baby Fant as they are in another field...

Viggo - our first foal born this year - 4 months old now.

He is going to be a heavy boy and he is such a charmer! Just like a big dog he follows us around the field wanting to cuddle :)

It is almos impossible to get any photos of him.....

Ahh, that feels good......
Hey, wait up!
Bess and her baby Teddy.
He has the sweetest face and tons of feather already -

can`t wait to see him all grown up!

A hairy, black pearl ;)
3 1/2 months old - look at that hair!

Pretty Isabella - what a doll!
2 months old!

So sweet and such a girl....carefully approching us wanting to say hello....
Friends :)
Robin - 2 1/2 months old.

He has got such an unique colouring with his white face and 4 white legs!

Ahh, tired........
And Diablo almost 4 months old.

~ Elisabeth ~

Nefatiti and friends

I've made a decission.. Nefatiti, my silver dapple mare is for sale!!! As many of you know, mares with this unique color is not offen offered for sale. AND... she is in foal to Ickie. Breed to a black stallion there is a good chance of her giving a silver foal!!

So I figured out I'd hawe to take som new photos of her... well, so I've learnd she is not the photogenic one... well - at least you get to se her as she is.

Her eye laches facinates me... even they are silver colored!!! And then two pretty dark brown eyes.


She has nice mowments. Lifting her knee high. And look at her chest!!!
And then I just had to take a couple of shots of the two fillies in the same field. They have the same mother - Lone. Rose , is two yers old - sired by Herkules.

And Penny - a yearling sired by Ickie.

- Mona -

Ickie is for sale!!!

Okay.. so we've finaly made up our minds. I think...

The best premiered tinker horse in Norway is for sale!! A quality horse, a unique chance!

Take a look at ore web page http://vestlandstinker.com/sales.htm

3 young boys

Just some new shots of the boys - they are all 2 years old this summer.

They are having a good time in the warm and beautiful weather we`ve had here the last week, and so am I :)

So, sorry they are not cleaned out ;)

Well, hope you enjoy our 3 diamonds in the rough!

Simply Red - he has developed a lot the last few months....

La Coste - a big and handsome fellow!

Victor - he already thinks he is a real man (read; the man) and wants to be the boss among the 3.....

Come on!

Let`s go!!!

They are playing a lot, pretending and trying to behave like adult stallions....

Poor, little Red - stuck in the middle :)

~ Elisabeth ~

Family trip

Yesterday we figured out that we wanted to take a family trip... and sleep outside. The wether is so warm - I'ts nice to stay outside in the night.
Thinka is a superb driving horse. Steady as a rock she pulls the waggon. Her little girl Betty Boop has already learnd to walk nicely on al lead atatched to mom. A perfect way for her to get used to the traffic. After the second car passed us, she was calm as her mother.

A proud 5 years old girl training on her driving skills.
Take a close look at the photo... The dog is in the waggon. He and Linda got lots of treats on the trip;)We brougt Linda allong aswell. That way Maia coud have a ride to (okay.. som mum had to have a little trip om her back to..)

We spent the night in "horse heaven" A large field, with yummy gras for the horses, and a barbaque for the people and the dog. In the morning Linda woke us all... she had been snoking arround in the bags containing the food. And was trying to get the carrots out of the plastic bag;)

A really nice trip... Next time I hope that Elisabeth and family will join us.. and hopfully there will be two horses pulling the waggon then. (Just need a new waggon and a pair tack)



And talking about Linda..
I've been taking a closer look on her color. At first I was told she was red. But when you look closer on her legs, they are black. So... she is a bay horse. But wath about her mane and tail then??
Well - I had to send in a DNA test to be shoure....
Linda is a bay and SILVER colored mare!!!!
This means that her foal to Ickie has a good chance of beeing a silver dappled beauty!!!


- Mona -