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On Saturday morning, Ramatu joined Anette and myself for an early ride.
This was a big day; not only because Ramatu dared to ride out by herself in the bush (in a country where women generally never ride) but because we got to do something together that both Anette and I love so much.
Ramatu did very [...]
Over at the Ark, three year old equine newcomer Ivory (recently brought in from the bush) has adapted well and is now best friend with Arwen’s daughter Isolde. When she first came in, she was tired and behaved exemplary. A week later, she was hungry and inquisitive, then inquisitive and mischievous. Her communication skills (both [...]
Poor Sheba is on heat again,
and seeing how much she likes her boyfriends, this time, we take no chances!
Dennis has gone to stay with Kimi for a few weeks, and to keep her company during the nearly three week house arrest, daughter Ronja has come over for some training and to keep her mother company.
It [...]
Having pinned down the need to expand our herd due to work-related reasons, I introduced a teaser to our ladies a few days before the arrival of newcomers Ebony and Ivory, to see which of our two senior mares were in heat. A well behaved stallion arrived to the Ark one Saturday morning,
and was greeting [...]
Arwen and her daughter Isolde
Just like her mother Arwen, who knows how to open water taps to get clear and running water (unfortunately, she never closes them after herself…) and cutting ropes with her hoof, Isolde is a clever girl who knows that hard work and diligence pays off.
Isolde yar’Arwen
Isolde may not have learned how [...]
Can’t believe it’s a year today since you surprised us with your early arrival!
You’ve grown into such a beautiful equine lady, with so much character. Looking forward to the coming year together!
Happy 1st birthday, Kalahari!
Although Tanout (the least developed area in Niger) was always Eden’s main target area, villagers from the Zinder bush approaches the project nearly twenty years ago with the desire of setting up their own Eden Gardens, and were given advice on how to do it. As a result, the entire Zinder bush has changed colour, [...]
It’s been two months now since Kimi said goodbye to his family for a brief period of time. His stay at Ishtar’s Ark has gone well, and during his time with us, he has grown well and developed into a calm, sensible pup with a natural sense of guardianship. When his family left, he had [...]
It’s been two months since Kimi and his brother Roiboos and sister Malva came to live at Isthar’s Ark for some general training. It’s amazing how time flies!
In addition to learning the ropes from mother Sheba and uncle Dennis (who is Baghera’s half brother), Kimi found that there was a whole world outside of Isthar’s [...]
Piroplasmosis is a tricky disease, and more common in the Zinder area today than ten years ago. All of our horses have had piroplasmosis at this point - with the fillies being treated during my absence in Sweden. Kalahari is looking great these days (round as a barrel) but I was wondering why Isolde took [...]
As much as we love having new goat kids around, we would not be able to keep every little buck or doe born at Ishtar’s Ark. Raz the buck had a fabulous coat, but as the offspring of one doe and the brother of the other, he would have to be castrated in order to [...]
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