Post by flee on Aug 15, 2016 12:14:15 GMT
Has anyone else been to see this ?
Just got back from a trip to Menorca for our hols ( fabulous , thanks for asking !) . We went for the first time last year and were surprised at how many horses there were , considering it's such a small island , and that they all looked the same , similar height ( @ 16hh ) and were all black . I assumed they were Andalusian but , having done a bit of research when we got back , I discovered that they are actually Menorquin horses and bred on the island .
I have to admit that , other than patting the odd one in passing , I tend to avoid horses when I'm away or it feels a bit like a Busman's holiday . However our rep had some spare tickets going cheap and talked us into an excursion to the Son Martorellet stud to watch " Somni " ( which means dream ) , a show which features their Menorquin stallions performing to live music .
I can't say I was expecting much to start with but when we got on the coach we were given a programme detailing information about the show and I nearly wet myself . Here are a couple of extracts -
Natural Horsemanship - The call of the leader
" Come to me , follow my essence that will take you to the kingdom of dreams .
You will experience inner peace , no hatred or grudge , and much less heartbreak .
There will be only the trust that binds us merging our emotions "
Fire Heart
You will not walk alone.
My mind clings to not take the vision of a saddened moon
Before the indecision chooses the dark side
You arrive with your fire heart ...Forever and always ...
There are pages of this stuff . I'm in pleats and Mr F nearly chokes on his wine gums . " Bl**dy hell " he says " We're going to watch a Calvin Kleine does Dressage commercial. Do you think Johnny Depp will put in an appearance ?"
But , Oh my friends , never judge an overly sentimental and badly translated leaflet by it's cover . What an evening ! The most beautiful , athletic , expressive horses , all stallions , often working very closely together , and so calm and mannerly . Bits of it genuinely moved me to tears ( and not tears of mirth ! ). I eat my words . If you ever get the chance then go to see it , it was brilliant .
If you google Somni Menorca you can find the Son Martorellet site for some pics and a taster video ( again - a bit schmaltzy !).
And contrary to what it looks like , they did a lot more than walking on their hind legs !!
Also found 'Son Martorellot - Somni ' and 'Cabello de Fuego - Fire Horse ' on Youtube ( looks better in real life !) .
Just got back from a trip to Menorca for our hols ( fabulous , thanks for asking !) . We went for the first time last year and were surprised at how many horses there were , considering it's such a small island , and that they all looked the same , similar height ( @ 16hh ) and were all black . I assumed they were Andalusian but , having done a bit of research when we got back , I discovered that they are actually Menorquin horses and bred on the island .
I have to admit that , other than patting the odd one in passing , I tend to avoid horses when I'm away or it feels a bit like a Busman's holiday . However our rep had some spare tickets going cheap and talked us into an excursion to the Son Martorellet stud to watch " Somni " ( which means dream ) , a show which features their Menorquin stallions performing to live music .
I can't say I was expecting much to start with but when we got on the coach we were given a programme detailing information about the show and I nearly wet myself . Here are a couple of extracts -
Natural Horsemanship - The call of the leader
" Come to me , follow my essence that will take you to the kingdom of dreams .
You will experience inner peace , no hatred or grudge , and much less heartbreak .
There will be only the trust that binds us merging our emotions "
Fire Heart
You will not walk alone.
My mind clings to not take the vision of a saddened moon
Before the indecision chooses the dark side
You arrive with your fire heart ...Forever and always ...
There are pages of this stuff . I'm in pleats and Mr F nearly chokes on his wine gums . " Bl**dy hell " he says " We're going to watch a Calvin Kleine does Dressage commercial. Do you think Johnny Depp will put in an appearance ?"
But , Oh my friends , never judge an overly sentimental and badly translated leaflet by it's cover . What an evening ! The most beautiful , athletic , expressive horses , all stallions , often working very closely together , and so calm and mannerly . Bits of it genuinely moved me to tears ( and not tears of mirth ! ). I eat my words . If you ever get the chance then go to see it , it was brilliant .
If you google Somni Menorca you can find the Son Martorellet site for some pics and a taster video ( again - a bit schmaltzy !).
And contrary to what it looks like , they did a lot more than walking on their hind legs !!
Also found 'Son Martorellot - Somni ' and 'Cabello de Fuego - Fire Horse ' on Youtube ( looks better in real life !) .