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Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 1 november 2013 13:11

Happy Halloween! Time flies, temperatures has dropped but we still have sunshine. This week my babies have been out in the sunshine running their little legs on dry soil, it was lovely to see the little bandits out again!

 

I have had visitors all week and here are two beautiful blondes socializing.
Lusitano Camaron sold to Switzerland with Elsa from Sweden
   

I am in contact with the new owners of Donoso's offspring Pinturero BAT, they are very happy with their colt and now they would like to purchase a filly sired also by Donoso VII. If you have a D-offpring and would like the oportunity to export to a serious buyer in USA, then please contact me and provide pictures and video of both filly and the dam. The filly needs to be registered, there are still 4 fillies in the process to be registered in Sweden as far as I know. 

D and me last year, when we are back on a arena again nothing will (read I will let nothing) stop us! 
DONOSO VII - Calificado FEI Prix St George stallion available for breeding in USA, AUS and Europe.
           
 

 

Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 25 oktober 2013 23:57

Another working week has passed this one without any visitors, I'm satisfied, no new incidents or accidents with horses, Halagador is getting trained and two sales were confirmed -the buckskin filly and also this exciting black mare, both for my friend in USA!
 
Camaron is a easy going stallion and very lovable! His hoof
 is under control, he had an absess and now the farrier has trimmed his hooves, opened the absess and relieved the pressure. I will xrays the hoof next week just to check so all is ok on the inside. Trace of absess.

 

 So today I could spend a relaxed cosy evening in stables with the rain pouring down outside. My fabulous ladies got a haircut, Pica even let me trim her ears now with the machine, my queen. But the most impressive is Tino. He let's me cut up his bandage, clean the wound and bandage and he does not even lift his leg, incredible little guy! Tico is good but as he is so used to it all by now and he can still protest when he gets fed up, he's had stuff going on since he was 3 days old. His strangle boil is now drying up and no other horses are showing any symtoms, so my sanitary precautions seems to have worked so far. 

Here's Tino's wound right now, it's healing very well but it's still a big wound, sorry for all these nasty pics but hopefully they will get more and more pleasant :) The black is charcoal, keeps wound dry. 


Tomorrow I recieve new visitors from Germany closely followed by Sweden. I finish with something nicer to rest your eyes on, have a great weekend!

Talented PRE Yerbero and Juan Lecina in PSG Spanish Championships 2013.

     

Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 24 oktober 2013 14:37

And the rain keeps pouring down so today all horses inside and officework nonstop until stable in evening. I have just sold a selected buckskin PRE filly to USA Nr 627; http://www.horsespre.com/product/product.asp?id=1478&fn=true&scid=6&cid=0 and I am waiting for a black top class PRE mare to be confirmed also for the same USA friend. 

Halagador is in the hands of this spanish artista now, perhaps he won't teach him exactly this haha :) but he will teach him some cool things for sure! 

  

Camaron already feels at home, he's a lovely personality! 

     

Here his hoof-injury that I am now treating. It is actually abit of the flesh that is visible so now he is on antibiotics and antiinflammatory. Tomorrow the specialist farrier will give me his opinion on how to proceed with this as I have no experiece of this kind of injury. But I am getting pretty good at healing wounds and bandages ;) 

   

Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 23 oktober 2013 10:43

Camaron the artist cremello lusitano we selected and sold to Switzerland arrived yesterday and will stay unil he leaves for his new wonderful home next year. More of this kind beauty later. I spend lots of time taking care of my convalescent horses and jogging Donoso and Start. Tico does not want to take his medicine and does the spanish walk to defend himself. Poor thing I can understand how he is fed up. Tino is full of life and just wants to do party-schools over air preferable several in a row before he lands, and I close my eyes and hold my breath,.. 
 

As I have much on my hands right now I have decided to send off Halagador to a friend for a little while, uf but mum has to be sensible. He will go to arty-school and he will be trained and ridden in the way I like, he is in perfect shape to learn new things. Below pictures taken last week from our training at Los Arcos.
Halagador with is artist-soul will now get to use his talent for learning new things. 
                 

 

Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 21 oktober 2013 16:37

Tico had to have a mini-surgery to help his boil to burst, I am so pissed off having to see my baby with this shabby disease, in 40 years of breedig horses my family had not had this even once. It's matter of hygiene and being sensible about cleanliness and I can't identify with my horse having this at all. Yes it's a tricky one to spot as horses can be silent carriers of the infection wihout showing any symptoms whatsoever. Either Tino or the new tall girl Javier bought must have brought the infection. All new horses will from now on be in cuarantene 3 weeks before they enter my stables.
My babies having siesta today.

Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 20 oktober 2013 12:20

Today horses have been outside eating the fresh sprouting grass after the rain. Tino's wound is healing, today he has been out doing acrobatics and he was not lame at all. Tico is abit low, has a swollen gland under throat and a runny nose and is on antibiotics. Nova's wound is healing slowly but well. Just to add to last weeks excitement my dog got hold of a packet of rat-poison,.. but he got to vet in time, will be eating vitamin K for a month to prevent internal bleeding. I have been pretty finished after a week of literally thousands of kilometres with clients monday to thursday and worrying about animals nonstop. But now I am rested after a non-horsey weekend with family and disconnected with Madrid shopping and relax. Ready for a new week!
The most beautiful in black - Halagador.  

 

 


Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 13 oktober 2013 21:04

Today Tico was diagnosed with strangles and Tino had to be stiched up. 

 

  

Tino got 6 stiches and will be fine, he was such a incredible star, just rested his head in my arms and let the vet stich him up. I am absolutely blessed with intelligent and cooperative horses. Tico is fine, no fever, no runny nose or other symptoms except the huge bump that will probably burst at some point, puh can't wait,..
Tomorrow all horses stay in, I need to focus on going out with a client. What can I say, I am emotionally exhausted. Lycky to have my mother here and my vet-aunt is coming on thursday, how convenient,.. 
 
Some pre-trauma pics from Halagador training today.
 
     

 

 

Av L Viktoria M Sandberg - 12 oktober 2013 16:56

All including Nova enjoyed a morning turnout. Her wound is slowly recovering, she is very sore as you can understand but still very brave and cooperative. One or two bandages/ day is necessary. 
 
Spain is not so much about glamour, pretty much everything practical is a problem here. Today I had to call the deliverer of forrage because several 500kg packets were spoiled. Paid for forrage, paid for delivery, paid neighbour for storing it. I told him he needs to pick up the spoiled hay as it is inconveniently taking up storage space. He told me he only removes unopened packages, and I asked him how I could possibly know that the forrage is spoiled if I don't open it? Spain would be such a nice place to live if only people liked to help each other out a little, take responsability for their job and cooperate. 
Last week at the Spanish Championships I engaged a discussion at a dinnerparty with a known Grand Prix rider, we were talking about conservative Spain and the big handicap from having been under a dictatorship for many years. The rider claimed that sometimes it is good to be a dictator for your horse and that Franco had not been all bad for Spain.
Oh my god. End of discussion.

But it is not all doom and gloom, Halagador is right now lodging at stables Los Arcos and we are enjoying our training here. Very convenient as our finca is just across on the other side and today we could hear Donoso calling from his paddock, H recognized him answered, cute. Halagador is in total harmony, shows his super manners and fits in very well with the beautiful typical spanish architecture :)

 

 

 
 

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