This is Torgrim, who's name I had formerly spelled wrong :p He is a Norwegian Fjord horse. They have a blonde colored mane with a black stripe in it, that continues all the way down their back. They usuall have their manes cut like this to show it off =D Hi! I have not had as much internet access as usually, so I am sorry for not having posted sooner :D I have moved in with my new host family, the Bjørkes. Per, Hjørdis, and my host sister, Hild Mari. She is my age and we go to the same school. It has been very nice so far- they have a very big family so I have been meeting quite a few people lately! I am not living to far from where I origonally was, ut now I am REALLY out in the country! It is a place in Løten called Ådalsbruk.
It is nice because Hild Mari (Hilde) rides as well. She has a horse Named Spriten that she is moving to the stable i have been riding at, so we can go together after school and ride. I am really excited because this Tuesday is a Trotting horse race, and the horse I have been riding and conditioning, Idiella, is going to be in it! Mortin and Nina are picking me up after school so I can come and watch =) I think she will do very well- she has gotten into great shape and is now scared of everything, which according to Mortin means "She is in the right condition to race!" haha. Also, the neighboring barn has actually moved Arc, the horse I was riding for them, so Mortin and Nina's barn! this is great, because now I can ride her whenever I want with Hilde.
Today our family is going Ice skating, which should be fun! I am not very good at it, but I am better than the first time I tried it, that is for sure! School has been going well too. We get our grades tommorow, and i am quite curious to see how I did, especially in spanish :p We haven't had final exams or anything, because our classes don't switch at the half year like they do in America. but no EOCs? thats allright with me!!! Well, I had better go and get ready to go skate!
3 comments:
Hi Sarah i just found your blog address & took time to read some of your comments. How exciting it all sounds. I saw a documentary on the Fjord horse about 2 yrs ago. They have a nifty way of moving. There was a farm in Pa I think that was raising Fjord horses. I just set up a blog ID for me so I could sent this to you. Its all new to me. Miss you....later jill
HEY SARAH, THIS IS NICHOLE FOX. I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH YOU AT NORTH. HAD MR BUSTLE WITH YOU. YOUR DAD COMES INTO MY WORK AND HAS BEEN UPDATING ME ON YOUR TRIP IN NORWAY AND I THOUGHT I WOULD GET ON HERE AND SAY HELLO AND HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME. EMAIL ME SOMETIME. . .NICHOLEFOX@BELLSOUTH.NET
Snakker du norsk? I heard you made a Rotary presentation in Norwegian. Quite impressive! I told your Mom that I was willing to test you. I like the Fjord Hest too. As the name implies, they are mostly used along the fjords in Norway. We used them to carry loads of provisions up to the mountain cottages. That was before the helicopters came. I have spent 16 months at Lillehammer and was visiting my brother that ran Globus Maskinfabrikk in Brumunddal. We frequently went to Hamar and celebrated. The best time for skiing in Norway is from now until summer. The sun gets to be nice this time of year. Send my best to your friends and host family from an old Norwegian. Last summer I celebrated the 50th year reunion at the Befalskole at Joerstadmoen. Ask your host if they use Kverneland products. See you soon.
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