May 5th and still no sign of Osk's foal. She is VERY big now, with quite a full udder, so it won't be long. Its cooler and rainy now, so perhaps she is waiting for warmer days!
Lessons are in full swing and tonight was the first Therapeutic Riding session of the season. Pretty wet, but two brave souls showed up and enough volunteers to make it happen.

Most of you know that in 1990 I had the wonderful privilege of apprenticing with Sally Swift (Centered Riding)and it is with great sadness that I share with you that she died on April 20th ,2009 just a short while before her 96th birthday. She was such an important person and influence in my life that I would like to do a tribute to her on my blog site. It needs time, love and thought so it will be a little later.

On another sad note, my lovely dog Cleo died on April 7th. She was never an easy dog, but taught me so much in the years she shared with me. She came to me in 1996, as an eight month old puppy, bouncing off the walls and generally out of control. I told the animal shelter that I would foster her for three weeks. Time to get her settled and ready to be adoptable. That was over 12 years ago! TTouch helped her a great deal and she was one of those dogs that were happiest if you could train her 24/7. In many ways life is easier now, friends can bring their dogs, ( Cleo never got over wanting to eat poodles for lunch!), Bear is more relaxed without her lording it over him, but she has left a big gap in my life and a sadness in my heart.

As I write this I am listening to the sound of spring peepers, surrounded by forsythia and daffodils. I wish you all a most joyful spring. Until next time... Olga and the Icelandics.