Hi Kim, >I don't think all of them jump that well, so many >might not be suited for jumping, but I don't doubt >that there are some who would be really good at it.
That is my experience Kim. Generally, but not always, it is easier for a 4-gaited horse to be a good jumper with a rider. Many of them, regardless of gait preference can jump very high, from a standstill without a rider, if the motivation is there. I have seen Icelandics clear a 4'6" fence from a standstill and have seen several easily jump 4'. Luckily it is not usually stallions BUT Lettir has jumped over several 4"+ fences when he felt he was unjustly taken away from his mares. These were always fences without any electric wire inside the fence - with any kind of electric fence we have found the stallions will stay in. Jumping well without a rider does not mean they can do the same with a rider. Most people on the list have probably seen photos of Christine's Valur and his jumping skill. He could jump about 4' very nicely, only with a rider and won a hunter class in Challenge of the Breeds, against 12 other breeds, many years ago. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/618 - Release Date: 1/6/2007 7:47 PM "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
