About a quiet life on Thyholm

Can you hear it?

The thudding sound of horse hooves against the soft forest floor.

Whenever Rikke Lund Jensen gets the chance, she saddles up one of her Icelandic horses and goes for a ride around the nearly six hectares on Thyholm that she owns with her husband, Martin. For 45 minutes, Rikke can ride without ever hitting an actual road. Their oldest sons have moved out, but she often brings along her youngest child, Søs. Rikke herself has been riding her whole life, so it is only natural that the three-year-old already has her own horse.

Sometimes the deer come right up to the windows to eat from the flowerbed. And they are welcome to, because when the deer population grows too large, Rikke and Martin go population-control hunting. You give, and you take.

At the end of the backyard lies the Limfjord, and the light, the wind, and the current ensure that the view is never the same. Rikke says herself that she is addicted to nature. In her daily life, she has a demanding job with a lot of responsibility, but the quiet life close to nature and the changing seasons gives her exactly the peace she needs to recharge. For Rikke, Thyholm is a sanctuary where the fjord, the forest, and the animals give life meaning.