> There is a breed standard, like any breed, and although mane and tail hasn't > anything to do with riding, neither does having a certain type of head
At the conformation clinic we attended, the clinician said that we should evaluate every horse with a bag on its head ;)...we tend to get swayed by the bells and whisltes of a pretty head and in the Icelandic world...a nice mane and tail. How much is mane and tail weighted within the scores I wonder? I'll have to look that up. Wanda back to cleaning something...heaven knows there is enough to keep me busy..
