First Spring Foal has Arrived!

Icelandic horse Sif popped the year’s first foal, a little girl who has been named Diva! I can’t wait to meet her!

Emilie is a Very Beautiful Lady 21st July 2017

Louise Jæger and Karoline Ragnar did another photoshoot of Emilie today. And, like two years ago, they neglected to tell me first — so this was quite the pleasant surprise! I’m amazed at how beautiful that horse is.

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Photograph Madness! 20th July 2017

Every horse person knows that person who takes great pictures. In this case, Louise Jäger took her fancy camera out for a spin, and these are the best picks of the crop! All pictures copyright 2017 Louise Jäger. For a couple of other Louise shoots, check these links: Photoshoot: Grandezza & Pilar Pretty in […]

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Pony Sez #31 17th July 2017

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Emilie’s New Clothes! 13th July 2017

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Pony Sez #30 10th July 2017

Apparently no one liked the experiments in colour. We’ll stick to black and white for now. Somebody did suggest colouring book-style pages, though — to download for their kids. Would you be interested in something like that?

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I Like Big Butts … 8th July 2017

Did a small photoshoot of Emilie today. Maria Louise was kind enough to convince the lady to model. Dry bread gets you far. And of course, I couldn’t resist:

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Pony Sez #29 3rd July 2017

I already wrote about horses and yawning once this week, but it bears repetition. Yawning is a displacement signal. It tells an aggressive herd member to take a chill pill and relax. There is no danger. Breathe, man, breathe. Anna Blake has a great article on yawning as a calming signal here. Oh, and you can […]

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Training feet! 1st July 2017

What do you do when it’s pouring cats and dogs, excluding walks, and your horse is still too lame to ride? You train hoof picking, of course. Emilie lifts her feet just fine when asked, but she’s still struggling with the bit about keeping them in the air until we’re done. I wondered how to make […]

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I made a word 30th June 2017

I made a word. I like this word. It is now my word. Feel free to use my new word whenever someone keeps making up shit explanations as to why their reins are too short, their spurs too sharp, and their noseband too tight.

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Pony Sez #28 26th June 2017

Trying a design change this week: Colour! I am still keeping it scribbly, but what do you think? Stay or go?

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First Spring Foal has Arrived!

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