Comments on: The Midik trail http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/ aka Ishtar News Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: jerome http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-8390 jerome Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:58:11 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-8390 Esther said: "Once you’ve passed the village of Mandara, my favorite valley on earth begins!" I can empathize thoroughly with you in this one. Specially when its gets to the fifth picture, that of the sandy track rolling down that hollow and then up the hill and beyond. I assume it is linked to fond memories of drives you might have enjoyed in the safety of a Land Rover filled with the reassuring presence of both your parents in the front seats. And you, a kid enjoying the thrill of your stomach sinking as the car skids softly down the sandy track among the long shadows of a dawn away from home or back home at dusk. Am I wrong? Esther said: “Once you’ve passed the village of Mandara, my favorite valley on earth begins!”

I can empathize thoroughly with you in this one. Specially when its gets to the fifth picture, that of the sandy track rolling down that hollow and then up the hill and beyond.

I assume it is linked to fond memories of drives you might have enjoyed in the safety of a Land Rover filled with the reassuring presence of both your parents in the front seats.

And you, a kid enjoying the thrill of your stomach sinking as the car skids softly down the sandy track among the long shadows of a dawn away from home or back home at dusk.

Am I wrong?

]]> By: Esther Garvi http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5943 Esther Garvi Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:49:41 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5943 Aragorn was the intended name for my first horse (and Arwen would have been his female), but after my seventh riding season, I was tired of colts and stallions and decided to purchase a mare instead. So Arwen became my first horse :-) If finances will allow it, she may have her own stallion in the future and he will of course be named Aragorn, but for now, we are more than content with the girls we have and the size of our concession does not fit a male on top of things... Aragorn was the intended name for my first horse (and Arwen would have been his female), but after my seventh riding season, I was tired of colts and stallions and decided to purchase a mare instead. So Arwen became my first horse :-) If finances will allow it, she may have her own stallion in the future and he will of course be named Aragorn, but for now, we are more than content with the girls we have and the size of our concession does not fit a male on top of things…

]]> By: kari http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5924 kari Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:12:55 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5924 and does she have an aragorn? and does she have an aragorn?

]]> By: Esther Garvi http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5851 Esther Garvi Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:06:14 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5851 @Kari: Welcome! Not every day I meet another TCK! Arwen is my Barb mare. A fabulous ride and amazing creature! @Kari: Welcome! Not every day I meet another TCK! Arwen is my Barb mare. A fabulous ride and amazing creature!

]]> By: kari http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5849 kari Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:57:28 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5849 who is arwen? awesome blog. i'm loving it who is arwen? awesome blog. i’m loving it

]]> By: Esther Garvi http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5811 Esther Garvi Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:25:04 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5811 @Jarl: Welcome! So glad you left a footprint! Are you from Sweden? @Szavanna: You're welcome to join us! It's such a peaceful place - and the trail posts does actually does it justice! @Lisa: Yes, our horses are barefoot. The trails are great for better part, except for rainy season when you cannot tell by the looks of things if the ground is soft from a rain or washed hard. The cantering is amazing as the landscape just goes on for ever. I actually learned to cantor and gallop way before I learned to trot, lol! The plants growing in rows are either peanuts or beans (I can't tell from the distance). Naturally revegetation is more disorganized, though in a charming sort of way. @Jarl: Welcome! So glad you left a footprint! Are you from Sweden?

@Szavanna: You’re welcome to join us! It’s such a peaceful place - and the trail posts does actually does it justice!

@Lisa: Yes, our horses are barefoot. The trails are great for better part, except for rainy season when you cannot tell by the looks of things if the ground is soft from a rain or washed hard. The cantering is amazing as the landscape just goes on for ever. I actually learned to cantor and gallop way before I learned to trot, lol!

The plants growing in rows are either peanuts or beans (I can’t tell from the distance). Naturally revegetation is more disorganized, though in a charming sort of way.

]]> By: Laughing Orca Ranch http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5810 Laughing Orca Ranch Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:51:18 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5810 So magical!! I'm guessing that your horses can always go barefoot out on those trails, too. They look to not be rocky at all. My horse is barefoot, and I want to keep her that way, but I have to keep my eyes out of trails that aren't too rocky, which can be tough out here in the mountains. Now if I can just psyche myself into being brave anough for cantering and galloping I can join you out on those gorgeous trails with you one day :) Also, what are those plants growing all in a row? Have they been planted there by farmers or are they just natural vegetation? ~Lisa New Mexico, USA So magical!!
I’m guessing that your horses can always go barefoot out on those trails, too. They look to not be rocky at all.
My horse is barefoot, and I want to keep her that way, but I have to keep my eyes out of trails that aren’t too rocky, which can be tough out here in the mountains.
Now if I can just psyche myself into being brave anough for cantering and galloping I can join you out on those gorgeous trails with you one day :)

Also, what are those plants growing all in a row? Have they been planted there by farmers or are they just natural vegetation?

~Lisa
New Mexico, USA

]]> By: Szavanna http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5777 Szavanna Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:25:47 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5777 Wow love these photos - hmm just imagined me gallopping there with you guys and little Isolda :) Amazing landscape... Wow love these photos - hmm just imagined me gallopping there with you guys and little Isolda :) Amazing landscape…

]]> By: jarl http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-5771 jarl Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:34:34 +0000 http://esthergarvi.com/2008/10/29/the-midik-trail/#comment-5771 Wonderful pictures, like a daydream. Away from the city life, my soul wanders, into a foreign landscape with curiosity! Thanks. Best wishes! Wonderful pictures, like a daydream. Away from the city life, my soul wanders, into a foreign landscape with curiosity! Thanks. Best wishes!

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