Terra Robinia

09/08/2026

This is Freya.
Freya is a Fjord Horse. She's in her early/ mid twenties.
Freya is a happy and healthy mare, with good energy for riding and a great shine on her coat.

But, I've been struggling to keep weight on her.

Freya is the only horse I know that doesn't like hard feed. (Read that again!)
She will gladly stand in front of a full bucket of delicious feed and stare at the view over the hills.
(I have tried various types, mixes, humidity and temperature levels, yes!)

So, we needed some creative solutions.
In comes the Feeding Pen.
Freya can now enjoy all the hay in world, which she loves, but which I couldn't offer before, because all the other herd members would have exploded by now.
She now spends a few hours a day in there, stuffing her face.
It's set up inside the paddock.

The last picture shows Jazzy.
Jazzy thinks NOTHING of the feeding pen!
As the self proclaimed ruler of all horses and lands,
Jazzy believes that ALL hay is rightfully hers.
Jazzy is also the main reason Freya is in there -look at that belly!

08/08/2026

Facebook memories...
This was three years ago.
My first ride after many years of no horses in my life.
Little did I know the massive trigger effect it had on me at the time.

05/08/2026

This is a picture of our filly's full brother.
A pure Appaloositano.
She's already starting to show signs of 'colour'.
Kind of glad I haven't sold her yet.
😜🤣

03/08/2026

02/08/2026

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01/08/2026

So proud of my external students!
Starting at zero, we've already come a long way - with forever more ahead of us!

28/07/2026

Facebook memories from two years ago!

22/07/2026

Best place to be at eight o'clock in the morning!

We're about to descend this long, straight and steep hill.
Having lived on flat land all her life and having neither muscle nor sufficient coordination for this task I will jump off and lead Zuca down.
This way she can learn to handle her own body mass first, without the stress of the additional human on her back.

For anyone wondering about the noseband. Yes, it's a noseband, even a Swedish one! But, I use it as a side pull. It's so loose, I don't even have to open the buckle to put it on and take it off. The reins are attached to it.
She's also wearing a bit, but it just sits there for her to get really comfortable about it.
Maybe one day I'll take a better picture of the whole bridle set up.

17/07/2026

The best way to use the summer heat is online education.
I highly recommend this course from The Bit Fitter!