My Little Pony
Earlier this morning David and I made our way out to the Eld Hestar (Volcano Horses) horse farm to embark on a 3-hour Meadows and Mountains horse ride. Now, I haven’t been on a horse in many, many years (I think the last time was in 6th grade winter camp) so I was very excited to get the chance to go horse riding again. To be honest, I hadn’t really anticipated how messy the whole enterprise is … but I didn’t let that deter me. It was muddy, smelly and unfortch poopy but we had an amazing time nonetheless. Here are a few pics from our fun earlier today … I never learned the name of my Icelandic steed so I decided to name him (I think it was a he) Íquus:
We had so much fun … but I can already tell that we are gonna be a couple of sore mofos tomorrow. I hadn’t anticipated how bumpy riding a horse over rough terrain was … it was kinda like riding around in the SuperJeep but without heated leather seats and a seat belt. I loved my horse … not so much his poopy nature but, eh, I lived with it :) The Icelandic horse is so beautiful, it was really quite a treat to be able to ride them. You will note that I had to take a pic with a brown horse that seemed to have bleached blonde hair … I felt a kinship with him.
Tonight I think we’re gonna venture out to check out the bar scene … tomorrow, wee, we’re headed for the Blue Lagoon geothermic pool spa so that we can try and undo all the muscle strain we did today. I am a bit sad that our time here in Reykjavik is flying by so quickly … I could deffo spend more time here. I already know that I want to come back … and possibly buy a SuperJeep of my own ;)
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September 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Remember…Ibuprofen is the best to go with for swelling!!! LOL!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Is that the native hat in the lower pic? Me likey!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
YEAAAA!!! That is awesome!! I loves it!! Looks like so much fun!!! Keep it up! I am jealous and wish I could be there too! Can’t wait to see the spa.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Looks as though y’all had a great time. Trent, love the last photo with you and your horse. The look on your face is absolutely priceless and literally had me laughing out loud….enjoy the rest of the vacay!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
You guys are too cute!
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I was thinking exactly the same thing as Jazz! Those are the cutest pictures ever!
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Y’all could be in Brokeback Mountain, the Sequel!! I can’t believe how cute the two of you look! David looks like an excited kid w/ his boyish features, and you look so rugged w/ your new hair do! Love you guys!! Trent, thanks for making my horrible day at work so much better!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Aww you guys are so sweet … we really did have a great time today. Re: the Brokeback thing … we might’ve been able to recreate but Jake and Heath were wearing much less rubber. Um, that sounded a lot dirtier than it should have.
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
your trip looks sooo amazing! I am so highly jealous!!
oh, and bt dubs, Trent, I think you totally rock the bleached hair look! It’s hott!
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
The horse in the last picture looks like it has red eyes..Scaarrryyy!!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:44 pm
the horses look so beautiful. you look like you’re in the lord of the rings! enjoy!
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
I am so totally jealous you get to go to that spa. I’ve been working on a book based in the UK and have done some research on the spa. I am just soooooooo jealous.
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I could have told you you’d end up sore, especially after a three-hour ride! I’ve been riding for years and still get sore if I work hard enough. You use muscles you never knew you had when you ride.