The Norwegian Fjord Horse.

The ( Norwegian ) Fjord Horse is a relatively small but very strong horse breed from the mountainous areas here in the western part of Norway.

(This one I saw at Utstein Kloster.)

The Horse Lady.

It is Wednesday, and the day when Marianne is not going to her ordinary work.
Once a week she works as a horse instructor.
She is a lucky woman, who have her own horse(s) out on the fields just outside her home.
Marianne is also participating in competitions.
Lucky woman!

Sunny day.

Sunny day today.
A nice day for a trip to the beach.

The horse people and their horses.

And here they are again.....

Horse riding.

Early evening today.
Great to be out walking on the beach.
We were not alone.

Happy horses in town.

Ten horses and their riders from "Storhaug Rideklubb" rode into the city centre today.
The horse riders were eating their kebabs, before heading back to the stables.
I saw them at the market place where everyone was able to admire these wonderful ponies.
A bit of a spring feeling today, probably a perfect day for the group to pop in to town.

Horses.

A glimpse from yesterdays walk at Sørmarka.

Horse riding.

This is an image taken some time back from the woods called Sørmarka.
Horse riding is popular, and there are several places to go riding outside of the main paths too.

Nuart.

Would you have liked a horse ( or zebra) painted on your wall??

My colleague has her horses just outside the house.

Lucky woman and lucky horses!

Spring is in the (h)air.

Beautiful day today!

Becca and her horse Homo, where out today.

I saw them setting off on their way up the hill, and just wish I had a bigger camera with me.

Perhaps we will see them again next Wednesday?

Jane and Kine with 3 of the horses from http://www.dysjalandgard.no - where they are helping out. It is a farm with horse activities, a therapy center both for children and adults with or without disabilities.

I met them outside the shop where my husband and I stopped to buy ice cream.

Finally it was a warmish day for eating ice cream! :)

I think the horses from yesterdays photo belonged to a nearby farm.

We have riding schools in and outside Stavanger.

Many (mostly teenage) girls spend hours in the stables, and some have their own horse.

I was thinking that it is very rare to see horses out in the streets, like I have seen so many times in the UK..... and then suddenly I met this young girl with the horse, in a residential area a 10 minute drive from the city centre....