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Scanning all three

Scanning all three

I ran. Last time I ran was in 2011. Last year my goal in rehabilitation was to find running steps. For those who don't know, I was in an accident in 2011 and my situation got even worse in 2012. Suddenly walking wa…
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The curse of the kicking strap

The curse of the kicking strap

Some well-known Finnhorse breeder once said he doesn't use kicking straps with young horses so they won't learn "the art of kicking". That keeps echoing in my head. Every time I'm putting the kicki…
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A break

A break

After Lego arrived, Venda did great. She had an actual best friend, what would be more important than that! Since it's not custom for us to have happyhappyjoyjoy times with unicorns farting good luck and rainbows wi…
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(Old) Pony news

(Old) Pony news

All kids love legos(?). I know I did when I was a kid. Legos seem to be one of those things every household with kids has. Now my household as well. A household with a horse baby. You see, I firmly believe when somethi…
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The beginning of 2018 in blood values

The beginning of 2018 in blood values

I have a constant thirst for knowledge. That's why I keep having blood tests done to my horses regularly, even if there isn't any obvious problem. When something is off, it's easier to find the possible caus…
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Sisters

Sisters

One mare, two foals. I imagined these two would be so very different from one and other. They're not. They're both spunky and racy as hell, yet so very delicate and sensitive at the same time. I had the privile…
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Venda's first birthday

Venda's first birthday

Better late than never? This is from last summer. What a hot and beautiful sunny summer it was. Venda moved back home on her first birthday, June the 1st. We had so much to celebrate that day. Her first year wasn't t…
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Selectively smart foal and the power of pawing

Selectively smart foal and the power of pawing

After Venda was born I kept thanking the universe for such a smart and kind little foal. She learned everything very fast. She knew how to walk nicely when led and she behaved like a pro when her hooves were trimmed. Bl…
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Venda 1 year old

Venda 1 year old

Only officially though. My own calculations tell me we've shared 7 months together. It has been a roller coaster of emotions, disasters and success. It hasn't been what I expected but gladly the months turned ou…
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Weaning, complicated?

Weaning, complicated?

You could say, when a determined foal runs into its own stall instead of following its mother to their joint stall, it's time to wean. Venda has been running around determinedly since she was two weeks old, then it …
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Well hid gems

Well hid gems

Oh what memories my fully loaded phone revealed! First I was annoyed both phone memory and card memory were full, mostly because of hundreds of accidental shots taken inside my pockets but when I began to browse them th…
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