Well, hello...!

I have been accosted into writing a blog about my horse by a friend (http://myamaterasu.blogspot.co.uk/ - check hers out if you are fluent in Finnish, I am!). Well, it's not all her doing, the thought has crossed my mind before too, but I wasn't sure if I had anything important or interesting to say, so I gave it up... Perhaps some sort of a stage fright. Anyway, now I seem to have a new slant on things and I might as well document it somehow. Basically this is my way of recording a diary of Rainbow and I, and whatever we happen to be doing together.

Also, must be noted that there's obviously nothing 'special' about owning horse, per se, and I am not one to write this blog to show off somehow. My intention is to be honest about my writing and it's just a little blog among many other similar, and not-so-smilar, ones (the others are most definitely more glamorous too!).

Another reason why I thought I'd write this blog is that I am a Finn living in England. Again, granted, this is nothing special in today's world, whereas even not that long ago as in the 90s it might have been considered mildly exotic (look at Kyra Kyrklynd). I realise I was born too late – no exotism for me – now all and sundry can move to England at a moment's notice! 

I was born and bred in Finland, but came to England in 2002 to study at university, and it seems I am still here. It's difficult to leave when one acquires a boyfriend, two cats, four chickens, a business and a horse...! Try packing them into Ryanair-approved hand luggage and head back to Tampere. For example, my healthy, plump hens alone wouldn't pass Ryanair's hand luggage size and shape rules, never mind trying to shove a horse under the seat in front... So I am stuck.

So my writing might also interest those who are Finnish and want to have a peek into horsey life in England. I am not saying it's at all glamorous or somehow better than in Finland. Not at all. I, for one, think Finnish stable buildings generally are much more swish – at least in comparison to where I currently choose to house my girl... Of course, there are posh stable yards in England, I just can't afford to move into one. Or, if I did, we would have to sell our house and move in with Rainbow in her box... Chickens and all...

So, welcome... Let's see where this takes us!