Sweden - Spain

We love Sweden, green grass,  ***** star lyxury stables with first class food, attention all day long, and then prepared not-too-hard - not-too-soft roads in forests so you can canter as long as you like, rivers, mountains, well organized competions etc. But we are so happy to be in Spain. Today was a glorious short sleave day, sunshine and 22 degrees, horses are shining, I am shining and to ride in white-fiber padded sand paddocks that doesn't make legs dirtly, to music, looking out over mountains is just really hard to beat. In Sweden farriers tend to be mardy and grumpy, you have to be sooo greatful they come to earn their living. Here the farrier is singing doing a artwork making feet look not only perfect but also shiny like they are dressed up for a party. People are smiling, music is catching. Boxes are constantly being cleaned, staff are service-minded and friendly and very patient with a fussy horse-mum like myself and people are happily enjoying their day with their horses and company. Lovely.