But first let's see the horses: most of the stallions are famous, but not racing anymore. However the owner can have looots of money from pairing. As our guide told us in a lucky day the stallion can have 3-4 shags. The mares are not forced the pairing, if they have headache or so, no mood for sex, then they leave the girls alone.
The stallions have their own territory, separated form each other just for the sake of peace :) Because it is already quite cold, they were covered with an ugly blanket.
Invincible Spirit
Art Connoisseur
Jeremy
Big Bad Boy
Lord Shanakill
Only Jeremy's story touched me: his father was a marshing horse, and he was taught the same way... until a parade, when he kicked towards the Queen. It was only 50 cm, that this conflict would not become a British-Irish war :D
Actually Jeremy stands in one place on the whole day, no matter that he's got a big field.
Another horse has claustrophoby, he sleeps on the fields :D See, even animals are difficult "personalities"... or rather horsabilities.More horses, big and small ones and the stud:
The stud has two big gardens: the above mentioned Japanese Garden and the St. Fiachra.
St. Fiachra
I was very excited what the priest does hold in his hand, so I bounced over the stones to check it... an acorn!
Japanese Garden
The garden was established between 1906 and 1910 and designed by the Japanese gardener, Tassa Eida. It symbolizes the phases of life from birth till death in 20 steps:
- The Gate of Oblivion - the entrance of the garden. The soul forgets his previous life and finds a new body.
- The Rock Cave indicates the birth.
- The Tunnel of Ignorence is a dark and narrow place, I have hit my head, yepp that stupid I am :) - it symbolizes the child's uncertanity and ignorance.
- The Hill of Learning is the childhood learning phase
- At the top of the hill a high pine tree is standing, it tempts him to look too high, but a pitfall warns him, so he walks down from the hill.
- He resists of the temptation and does not chose the easy way, but follows the rugged path.
Here he has 3 choices: bachelor life, materiality and self-indulgence or married life. Let's hope he choses the latter one ;) - The Island of Joy and Wonder - he meets his love of life here (nobody was in the garden besides me :( )
- The Engagement Bridge
- The Marriage Bridge
- The Honeymoon Path is a wider road, where 2 people can walk side by side
- The difference of opinions - they apart for a short while, but reunite again
- Disappointment - they can see the Well Of Wisdom from afar and they try to reach it on a steep road (i climbed in on all fours), but the path will divide them and they can't get to each other.
- So they climb back and try another road. After some certain failures and disappointment finally they unite at the Hill of Ambition.
- Pray to Gods - their life is becoming relaxed, have time for spirituality
- The path goes through a Teahouse
- They go through and finally reach the Well of Wisdom
- Here they have a rest and enjoy the enlightment, before they cross the Bridge of Life, which leads into the Garden of Peace and Contentment
- This garden is very relaxing, the path is easily walkable for elder people, there is no steep way, steps, rocks. They sit down in the Chair of Old Age.
- The next phase is the Hill of Mourning, which is under the shadow of a wheeping tree.
- And the soul leaves the earth through the Gate of Eternity
At the end of the visit I sat out on the terrace of the restaurant (yes, only me was so blindfold), was listening to the ducks and watching the garden, eating my carrot-sweet potato soup and backed potato. By the way my friend from Glendalough made a quick visit, this time he jumped onto the table and stole the crumbs :)
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