Every Christmas I use to run to the garage to see if Santa brought me a pony! I had to grow up to get them...if you are ever in the area - let me know - we'll go for a drive!
x3 (or 4....or whatever! LOL)
I had my 9 year old Fjord stallion gelded last May. I lunged him 20 minutes twice a day at a vigorous trot. The vets did not want the exterior to heal before the interior - so the trotting caused it to to open enough to allow a smidge of bleeding/weeping. The...
We were being "wined & dined" so I can't really give an unbiased opinion....but everything we ate was so good.
I skipped the shark they offered (smelled like you think it would), and I skipped the whale meat just on principal...but all else was excellent!
I'd go there again in a heart~beat!
...and just a few more:
My husband and I on the first morning (NO sleep!):
Downtow Reykjavik:
Blue Lagoon:
Snowmobiling on the glacier:
View from the snowmobile:
It's a great country....and the people were wonderful!
Ugh! Nevermind - I can't make the link work!
Here are a few of my favorites - view from the back of the dogsled at Sunset:
Boiling hot-spring:
Geyser!
The island is dotted with geysers, vents, & hot springs:
My husband in the steam:
Sunrise at Thingvellir (national park)...
Let's see if this works....it's a link to my FaceBook album:
If you click on the first photo, you can scroll through the slideshow...and some pictures have a comment under the photo
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1491339278627.2063442.1088357634
I know! They take HUGE offense if you call them ponies! They don't consider it a term of endearment like we do.
Many of them weren't even 13hh! *shrugs* Horse/pony/whatever - they were cute!
Ole! He is our 10 year old, grey dun gelding. He also rides and drives, and we will be using him for intermediate students. He has a great-mind and a pretty funny sense of humor. He's a little less "drafty" than Siggy - more refined and a little more "edge" to him.
I LOVE this horse!!!
One...
I know I posted these over in the Clydesdale thread, but then I thought anyone looking for Norwegian Fjords would never know to look for them under "Clydesdales."
My first Fjord is COF Sigaurd....he is 9 years old and a brown dun gelding. He rides, drives, and I use him to teach my beginner...