Dimma - the working cow foal :o)

Febrúar

Hard to say what happened the days since my last blog. It happened a lot, that's a fact. My computer-time is short so I will only use few words, photos, videos or links to describe what's going on ;o)

Photo session at Hestagard, 06.02.2010


Monday the 15.2. we had carnival and I painted Baga for fun :o)

Later we were playing in the snow:

Walking at sunset on 18.3.


Yesterday we were fighting against claustrophobia:


Next weekend I'm having a wellness-weekend and the weekend after (6.-7.3.) we will hopefully work with cows and visit Dimma. On 14.3. I'll fly to Iceland and come back on 18.3. Any more news? Can you never get enough? Ok, on 20.3. I'm on Hestagard again to take photos of a sales-show. The weekend after I'm possibly at Circle-L to take photos of the competitions.
Addition: After my trip to Iceland I will spend some days in Switzerland working.

Snow pictures online

http://skinfaxa.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=27541

New cam

Everything worked like I wished and I bought the Canon Powerhot A480 yesterday, went to Baga, took the sleigh and we played with it. Anytime some walkers came around and took a video with my camera.

More snow

My wish became true and we still have snow (got new one last night). Today my plan is to buy a digital camera with video mode. After it I will proceed to teach Baga how to carry a sleigh. Yesterday we played touch-it with an euro-pallet (pedestal) the 5th time and Baga started to hit the pallet with the front feet. It seems as if she is short before putting the first feet on it. That's a picture of the first time sniffing the pallet.

Dimma-News: The rest of the Seven-Gate-Ranch-herd is now on the same pasture like Dimma, Little Man, Scotty and Chico. This means she can get some new friends and it will not be so hard if Little Man will leave the herd in some months. Then she will play with Boots, Tammy or Kate. Maybe I will visit Dimma tommorrow but it will be a hard driving tour with all the snow, that's why I am not yet sure.

Happy new year

Great to have snow over many days. Hopefully it stays until the weekend or longer.

I wish you all a happy new year with good health, much luck and joy. May your dreams come true and your plans work with success.

Having fun with snow...

Long time no blog

The last weeks were very busy and only my sickness (tonsillitis, auf deutsch Mandelentzündung) gives me the chance to tell you some words about the last weeks (better to say, last month). Two weeks after carrying Dimma to her new home I went to her again. I was unbelievable happy to see the progress of relationship in her little herd. Now the son of Scotty (he's not yet named, but I'll call him "Little Man" in the further lines) is the best friend of Dimma and both are playing, fighting and running together like brothers and sisters. Dimma is also allowed to eat and stand not far away of Scotty. This was incredible during the first days. But now it seems as if Dimma arrived fine in her new family/herd. Actually she is sometimes a little bit bugged about Little Man who always wants to play but she would like more to have silence during eating time. Then she is showing him who's the boss. But most time she is just following his invitation to play :o)
The same weekend Klaus gave a clinic about ground work with horses. I was not taking part at this clinic and just taking photos but it was hard for me not to have Baga there and playing the same games. Baga had a little break in November because Christiane, my friend and chiropractor for animals, came to set her bones. It was the first time for Baga but essential. There were no chance to bend Baga on her left hand during riding. After this session we started with easy training. I can not yet say how effective the session was but progress have still been seen. But the days after I only did ground work with Baga so I can not tell you more until now. The weather makes riding more complicated at the moment. Either it's dark outside or the riding circle is wet. But what do I tell you???
Ground work is ok for me, I only have a problem with playing something new every day. Baga is very interested and curious about our playing but if I repeat the games too often, her interest is gone immediately. But I try to use my imagination as often as possible to keep the fun. Few days ago Baga circled an eight around barrels in trot! Few months ago there was no chance to ask her about! Same with jumping. Baga is no jumping horse (not like Dimma who managed to jump over an euro-pallet) and she will always go around an obstacle instead of jumping over it. But short time ago I had Baga with me but not fastened on the rope (at liberty) and after her joy-minute (when Baga turns into an extrovert and starts running and bucking like a mustang) she had some concentration to listen to me and followed me loose over many obstacles - also a little jump. This day I could feel after long time again how it is to have a horse which is your partner!

Hm, I have many more to tell and some more funny pictures but this seems to be a nice bottom line for my blog today :o)

New home

Dimma arrived at the Seven-Gate-Ranch yesterday.

An autumnal walk

There are no big news I could tell you. But last weekend we celebrated the wedding of Bille and Matze. Here is one picture of the beautiful bride.
Otherwise nothing exciting happend because I was only working (11 hours each day) and didn't had much time for Baga. Everytime if I planned to drive to Klaus and Gudrun I had to cancel this because of less free time.
But today I went riding with Baga to enjoy the beautiful autumn weather. I love the time if the trees are changing their colors. Last time as I were riding in the country I was missing my camera to collect all these beauty autumn colors but today I was more clever! Some pictures were taken in the saddle and some outside.






After the great walk outside I put Baga on the riding ground to give her the possibility to roll (welter) in the mud. After it she seemed to be very satisfied. Same like me!