Ensamma hemma

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Tea came to say hello.
David och jag har varit ensamma hemma i helgen så det har blivit lite längre tid i stallet, även om det inte blivit så mycket gjort. Mest har vi borstat av päls och lekt lite med dem på hemma plan även om Bunny fick följa med på en lite längre promenad.
Jag hämtade David och jag hösilage medan Frida och Nanette motionerade hästar. Pepper var väldigt nöjd med att äntligen bli riden igen!

Home alone

The mares wanted a “girls day in the pasture”, so Pepper got to be alone a day.

David and I have been home alone this weekend so we have spent a little more time in the stable. It has mostly been grooming, trying to get rid of some hair and some playing at home. But, Bunny joined us for a walk yesterday.
Today David and I go some more food for the horses while Frida and Nannette worked the horses. Pepper was very happy to finally be worked under saddle again!
David was very happy to see her and she had to try the grass close to us!

Ljuspunkter

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David & Tea
Denna veckan har mest varit snabbvisiter till stallet, men tisdagen blev en trevlig överraskning; David somnade oväntat och jag bestämde att rida dressyr på Pepper. Det var ett tag sedan jag red honom och han var full av energi. Det gjorde att det var lättare att fatta galopp från skritt än att jobba på sidvärtes rörelser. Calinka var så nöjd med att bli tömkörd och sedan var det hög tid att åka hem…
Idag blev det dressyr på Calinka, det tar emot i början, men efter ett tag går det bättre. Trots allt blev det ett kort pass – banan är så lerig att man helst undviker den nu. Därför fick Pepper och Percy busa i en av hagarna och de hade skoj; mycket fart och skutt från båda. Tea fick följa med och mocka ridbanan och Bunny blev sällskap när Mika gick på promenad.

Highlights

This week has mostly been short visits in the stable, but Tuesday turned out a nice surprise; David fell asleep at the right time so I saddle up Pepper and did some dressage with him. It was some time since I rode him last and he was full of energy. That made it easier to get canter from walk than working on lateral movements. Calinka was very happy to be long reined and then
Tea easily walks up on this – the hard part is to make a photo.

we had to go home.

Today I did dressage with Calinka. She is stiff in the beginning, but after some time it is better. But, we made it short, the arena is so muddy that it is not nice there right now. Therefore I let Percy and Pepper play in a pasture instead. They had a lot of fun, running and jumping around. Tea joined us to clean up at the arena and Bunny joined us when Mika was taken for a walk

Why don’t you bring us?
Bunny can also walk on those “tree bridges”
Two girls and a boy
He looks rather kind, but apparently he offended Percy in some kind of way.
Bunny

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David & Tea

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Tea said kindly hello…
Hästjobbet under veckorna har blivit väldigt eftersatt – jag har helt enkelt inte haft möjlighet att åka upp och om nu tiden funnits har bilen varit på verkstad, Isac har inte velat, eller något annat som hindrat det allt utom korta besök. Så, idag skulle jag äntligen få lite tid mitt i veckan med bara David med, men då brukar det gå att rida lite dressyr eller tömköra åtminstone.
..but wanted to chew the toys in the stroller…
..och det nu inte hade gått rejäl förkylning och feber på dagis. Både jag och David har fått ärva sjukan av Isac som ahde den förra veckan. För egen del räckte det med att fixa hö, det fick mig rejält trött. Envist tänkte jag ändå rida lite, Bunny barbacka på ridbanan borde inte vara så jobbigt. (Calinka reds av Nanette igår, Percy longerades och pepper och Frida var ute och red). Men, David som sovit så lugnt i bilen (men inte under natten) gillade inte alls idén så efter fem minuter eller så var det bara att återgå till stallet och ge sig iväg hemmåt. Nu hoppas jag på att bli frisk till helgen.

David &Tea

Bunny & David
Working the horses during the weeks has been hard for a while. I just haven’t been possible, the car has been repaired, Isac don’t want to join, or something else has been stopping anything else than a quick visit. Today I finally had some time, bringing David along, but them I uslally can do dressage or long rein.

..if it hadn’t been fever and coughing going around at pre-school. Both David and I got the disease from Isac that had it last week. After putting new hay in to the horses I was rather done. I thought that maybe I could do some dressage anyway, wouldn’t be so much work with Bunny bareback. (Calinka was luckily out with Nanette yesterday, Percy lounged and Frida and Pepper hit the trails.) But, David that had been sleeping calmly in the car (compared to the night when he hardly slept at all) didn’t like the idea so we had to get back to the stable after only about 5 minutes of work.

Bunny moves her muzzle carefully at David – he might not be that fond of that kind of cuddle…
Mika that turned 7 yesterday
Percy
Pepper like to show his tongue at photos…

Ibland jobbar vi

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Så äntligen blev det möjligt med lite hästjobb i veckan. Tömkörning av Calinka och Percy, kort promenad med Tea, barnvagn och Mika och barbacka dressyr med Bunny. Tea var så duktig, gnäggade inte en gång, vilket hon gjorde enda gången tidigare som vi gått så långt. David vart less när jag red Bunny så det passet blev inte så långt som jag önskat, men han hade rätt. Det var dags att sluta för att hinna hem och äta innan jobbet kallade. Ikväll ska Frida ut med Pepper – de var ute i blåsten för ett par dagar sedan med.

We work sometimes

Finally I got some time during the week to work the horses. Calinka and Percy got long reined, Tea, Mika and the stroller went for a short walk and Bunny got some bareback dressage. Tea did great, the first and only time we went this far she whined for company, but not today. David kept us in time by telling me he had enough after I hade rode Bunny shortly. I had preferred to work longer, but David was right – we needed to get back home so I had time to eat before going to work. This evening Frida brings Pepper out. She did that two days ago too, when it was very windy.

2013 i bilder

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It was a long winter full of snow.

We got new people helping us with the horses.

Ullekalvs Antea was born April 14.
In April Sylvia’s Rockies arrived, and in the summer Rockies arrived in Denmark.

When Tea got a little bit older she and her mum got to meet Pepper.

Jousting games at the castle, as usual in May, we used the scene for photos.

Percy and I nearly had the same due day.
 
 Ullekalvs Embla was born June 19.

David, our son that was born  June 26, grew as well as Embla.

All rockies in one picture – spending some time in a real herd.

All horses tried to jump…
During the warmer months we got some visitors, here is one of them.

Pepper loves to play with me.

Hosting a TREC traning. Calinka and Percy participated.
RMHAs Pink Ride to get money for breast cancer research.

We tried rythem bead – Isac really like the pretty necklace and wanted to use it all the time on all horses…

I November I experienced my first hoof abscess – and then Tea got it back and Embla got one as well…
Embla grew up and left for her new home December 27.

Tea has grown as well. She stays with us to be a future brood mare.
It might not be very obvious yet, but we are expecting two foals in May 2014.