This past Wednesday, Isolde turned ten months and today is Kalahari’s turn to turn six.

It’s amazing how fast time flies, and it has been fascinating to watch their journey from timid little fillies to clever young horses!

I am surprised how much they take after their mothers. Kalahari has a timid father but is as dominant as her mother, if not even more. Isolde has a little more say-so horsewise than her mother Arwen, but not much. The order in our flock is very clear: 1# Sahara, 2# Kalahari, 3# Isolde and 4# Arwen.

Although Kalahari can be pushy at times, the interact between her and Isolde is mostly friction free.

Once Kalahari has decided that a place is safe, she heads for adventure, and Isolde follows!

Stretching those beautiful legs!

Oops! Invisible threat blocking the road!

Ready to investigate some more…

I like to bring them young ones into new (safe) situations, just to see what they do, what obstacles they encounter and how they set about solving their problems. On this particular day, Anette and I brought the young horses to the terrain next to the Eden office, which has a lot of space where the horses could stretch their legs.

Running must be a favourite equine activity!

It also offers some amazing shots for the photographer (Anette). I was mostly cheering on the fillies to keep going (who doesn’t love a fanclub?) and giving the dogs Baloo & Sheba a freezone where they did not risk being run over by hardworking barb hooves.

My favourite shot - with Isolde shaking her head in the same way her mother always does when she wants to run past another horse but hasn’t received a green light (by me) to go yet.

By the time Anette and I get back to Sweden, I’m sure we will be shocked by the amount of growth and newfound maturity that the fillies have picked up during our absence. In the meantime, I keep enjoying all my June memories of them and look forward to meeting the four equine Ladies of Ishtar’s Ark.