Kyra was born in Helsinki in 1951. As a child she was mad about horses and used to ride her godmother's draught horses during summer holidays. After a fall resulting in a broken arm her parents bought her ten riding lessons at a riding school in Helsinki. Little did they know what they started by this...

Kyra's first horse

Fortunately Kyra's mother kept all of Kyra's artwork and scrapbooks from when she first showed an interest in horses.

Kyra with her godmother's draught horse Irja


Kyra's first riding teacher
Kristina "Jepa" Idman