First Birthday

Jynx had her first birthday on May 27th!  It seems the last year has gone by very quickly, and she has certainly grown a lot!  She had a quiet birthday and napped in the sun several times.  Emily set a big muck bucket on her back and her hind quarters after putting out her hay at breakfast, and Jynx just stood still, not minding the big thing on her, just curious about it.  She is a curious, calm young horse, and it is such fun to see her grow up!  She needs her mane trimmed and some brushing, but her winter coat is gone, and she is a very pretty light chestnut with a sun bleached mane.  Happy Birthday, Jynx!

Beautiful Sun and Syttende Mai

Over the weekend we had the prettiest sunny skies!  It was a bit hot on Friday and Saturday (in the high 80º's), but then some clouds scuttled around the blue sky and it was cooler Sunday.  We had a breeze which made it all quite nice!  The people all smell like sunscreen these days, and we'll be smelling like herbal fly spray pretty soon!  Here is a photo of Echo, Jynx and me, hanging out in the sunshine.  Jynx is taller than I am!  She will have her first birthday on May 27th!  

Jynx is half Swedish, so she didn't celebrate Syttende Mai (Norwegian Constitution Day), but Nils and Finn and I did, as we're all Norwegian Fjords!  We didn't walk in any parades, but some Fjords did in Ballard (Seattle).  Aren't they handsome and well behaved? 

Fish Bowl Farm in Print!

Extra, extra, read all about it!  Fish Bowl Farm's Emily is profiled in Hunter & Sporthorse magazine's May-June '08 issue!  The article is entitled "Essential Cross Country Jumps."  Emily was interviewed about cross country course design, with an emphasis on designing for schooling courses and lower level jumps for horses and riders learning about cross country jumping.  It's wonderful to see the article in a national magazine, and the info is really interesting and helpful, with great photos of jumps.  There is a condensed version of the article on the magazine's website.  (Scroll down a bit.)  If you are nearby and want to see it in person, give us a shout via email or phone and you can drop by to borrow a copy of the magazine.  It's so exciting!  A photo of one of our jumps at the farm is in the article -- with Allie and Hannah jumping it!  We're all excited!