Stories
All stories by HestaSaga.
Horses open children’s souls
Visit at the Icelandic horse farm Wiedischenland in Germany
SMILLA, the dog that disappeared
When I first met Smilla, she was an adorable little puppy that I fell in love with immediately. Her owner, a blacksmith, had her tied
How to catch horses
Gaining the trust of a horse often puts patience to a hard test. A young woman struggles with her imported stallion until she is finally rewarded and realizes for herself what is really important to her.
„Red bag“ – Birth with a happy ending
Miniature Shetland Ponies often have a harder time coming into the world than their larger counterparts. Fortunately, it is not always as dramatic as for
Godi – The Rome Horse
ALLES ISI! A Life with Icelandic Horses by Carina Heller In the chapter “Godi, the Rome Horse” Carina describes how her mother, out of pity,
PART 2: THE WONDER HORSE ‘CLEVER HANS’
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, people’s attention was increasingly focused on the intelligence of animals. This was certainly
PART 1: THE DISCOVERY OF WILHELM VON OSTEN
Whenever I see horses performing the most incredible things at horse shows, I think about how to teach them such things and where their limits
THE INVENTIVE JARPUR
Skemmtileg lýsing á mjög sérstökum hesti og uppátækjum hans, sem hét nú bara Jarpur.
A little story about the mare Stjarna
How adaptable and adaptive horses are and how quickly they get used to new situations, almost as if they were “thinking along”, is shown by
