Ronja

Finally!!!!

Nancy had her first filly foal!

Ever since we got here in 2004, she has only given us colt foals - but last night she gave birth to a big and strong filly!!! :)

And the filly - she is just a little beauty - chestnut and white - and Camella Boy (Corny) being her father - I`m a little unsure if she might carry the pearl gene as well...like Mona I have to do an DNA test ;)

And here are the first pictures of little Ronja - 14 hours old in these photos.

It took a few minutes before she figured out how to work her feet...trying them out for the first time.

Check out her cute tail - red and white...

~ Elisabeth ~

Rianna

Last night Eliza had her foal. Another filly!!!

She is a lot larger than Jade - Eliza had a hard time getting her out. I had to help her pulling the foals legs. Mum and baby is happy and ok now.

I'm a bit confused about her color. Sired by Corny I think she migth be a buckskin. I'll have to do a DNA test.

This little girl is the first one born in Norway with known - proved pedegree all back to her great gran mother Netta!! Netta - Nelly - Eliza and Rianna

The first 2009 foal!!!!

Finaly!!!! Last night Rose had her first foal. I was expecting a black colt - the supprice was perfect. A red tiny, tiny filly. She is so incredible calm and trusty already.I just love her facial drawings. I've named her Vestlandsbandens Jade.
This little girl also has a good pedigre. Her mum Rose is sired by Herkules, dam Lone. And offcourse dad Ickie, the best premied stallion in Norway, out of excelent English breeding lines.
She is 15 houers old in these photos.

Terrible photo wether today, Ill take some new ones soon.

Oh, and... yes, she is for sale. I've decided to sell off all my foals this year. (Oki, I know I sad that last year to... and ended up keeping all my fillies.) I believe she is for sale;)

- Mona -

Robin

A few pics of our yearling colt Robin. He is really special with his unique colouring, white head and yellow - grey silverish mane. A little wet in the photos, but I guess you can see his colouring anyway......

He`ll be 1 year in June - and he is for sale ;)

~ Elisabeth ~

Lilo

While waiting for this years first foals to be born, I just thought I`d post some new photos of our 2 year old filly - Vestlandsbandens Lilo.

We shaved her last week to get rid of her wintercoat, and today we had a small photoshoot....

Her mum is Luna and Ickie is her dad.

She`s got the best from both of them - a small compact body, a great temper and LOTS of feathers :)

I think she will be our future, little star!

She`s a bay blagdon - sorry, not to clean in her white areas - I guess we`ll have to bleach her a little hihihi....

Had to add this cool picture - a real take off!

Flying low....

Nice movements..... :)

And just to illustrate how small she is - here together with Mikal...

I think she`s about 128 - 129 cms tall....

Feathers!!! :)

And here she is with her future rider...

Lilo is our daughter Miras horse and when they both grow up a little, I guess they`ll have lots of fun together!

Hope you`ve enjoyed....

~ Elisabeth ~

Just a short video...

.....of Victor.

I lend Monas` camera to make a short clip of our newly approved young stud.

My first film ever, so it is not the best quality, but here it goes....

If the video doesn`t work, you can follow this link to see it (not sure I got it right)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auhNBjxdCSg

~ Elisabeth ~

Yes!!!

I`m very happy to tell you that our boy Vestlandsbandens Golden Victory got his stallion approval this weekend! (Yes, I know Mona told you about it in her resent post, but I just have to mention it again! ;)

He did an okay driving test and I attach some pictures from it below.

He got his approval for 3 years and will have to be shown again when he is fully grown up at age 6. (He`s still just a teenager and I believe he will fill out a lot over the next few years...)

I`ll write down his grades (but unfortenatelly I don`t know all the terms in English so I can`t translate it all...)

The grades are from 1 - 10 were 10 is the best grade possible to achieve.

Type (breed character) 8

Body and muscles (conformation) 7

Feet 6

Movements 9

Body in total 7

Driving test 8

Temperament 9

Veterinerian notes 9

Nice head, well shaped neck, harmonic but a little narrow in body.

Very good and elastic movements.

143 cm high.

Well, here we are during the driving test....

Okay - I have to admit - I was a little nervous....

Not the best picture, but showing

from inside the riding area.... We also showed Holms La Coste of Picasso at the show this weekend, but he didn`t get his approval this year....he needs to develop a bit more, but I guess we will show him again next year when he has filled out some more;)

Anyway - he and Mona did an excellent driving test and he is really impressive with his size and all that hair!

Two happy boys and their horses ;)

~ Elisabeth ~