tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post5265942926674858237..comments2024-03-08T16:13:12.521-05:00Comments on Journal of Ravenseyrie: Fantastical Presences - A Trip to PortugalLynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-54941560855096097432011-10-11T10:07:08.296-04:002011-10-11T10:07:08.296-04:00Eva, I am for sure still in that dreamlike state a...Eva, I am for sure still in that dreamlike state and feel I won't fully be back until I have finished writing the stories of the trip.<br /><br />Yes, there will be some Sorraias for sale if the gather (which was to occur this past Friday) is successful. Some colts as well as a mare that has a white star were hoped to be removed and re-homed. Yes, there is indeed a market for Sorraia horses in Portugal.<br /><br />June I hope you enjoy reading about the things I got to experience while in Portugal...it will take awhile to record them all properly--especially since now that I am home I just really want to be hanging out among our own fantastic equines and gorgeous landscape. It is so good to be back!Lynne Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-17064729725252480342011-10-09T21:28:42.498-04:002011-10-09T21:28:42.498-04:00Wow! How exciting - I look forward to hearing more...Wow! How exciting - I look forward to hearing more as you sift through your thoughts and photos and memories.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-49198802821773268642011-10-09T12:44:51.063-04:002011-10-09T12:44:51.063-04:00Lynne, welcome back. I can imagine your head still...Lynne, welcome back. I can imagine your head still spinning from this trip, every time i make the trip back to old Europe (about once every 5 years) i feel like a time traveller switching into some parallel universe through a worm hole, it is hard to connect the experiences and in retrospect it all seems like a dream. My theory is that the physical human body is just not made for such speedy change of environment which will throw the mind into a dreamlike state.<br /><br />I looked up the vale de zebro preserve on Hardy's website, I was curious how large this preserve is and how they manage it. 5 square kilometers is about 1250 acres, quite a bit of room to roam, but much smaller than most of the US herd management areas, so they do need to manage the population. Do they sell the babies? The males only? Is there a market in Portugal for these horses?<br /><br />http://www.sorraia.org/Vale_de_Zebro.html<br /><br />evaevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352450297889697710noreply@blogger.com