Last week it was sportlov, sports holiday, in Stockholm. We went up to Åre in Jämtland, I have a friend who lives there (lucky us)!
We usually try to do something else than skiing one day. This year we tried horse back riding on Icelandic horses. It was wonderful! The girls thought it was the best day that week. And I must admit that though I´m a little afraid of horses, it was fantastic. We came there 10 in the morning. First we went out in the field to choose the horses. After that we took them inside the stable and prepared them for the ride. We didn´t use saddles, only blankets and the thing that you put your feet in (don´t know the name in English J).
All this preparing took about an hour. Then we went out riding in the snow. It was really amazing. The horses slipped all the time and in the beginning I was afraid, but after a while I got used to it. After an hour it was fika (coffee break) and then we rode for another hour. It was only our family and the leader, Rosemarie, which of course was very nice. We got full attention! She has a website, unfortunately not in English: http://www.annagarden.se/
If you ever get the chance to ride on Icelandic horses in winter time, try it!
