> 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
Here's something that I would like to see considered: For the most part, the Icelandic Horses do not show much gait at liberty. That leaves gait under saddle... so, if they only gait under saddle, with a rider.... does that mean the horses (the breed) is being bred for natural gait.... or for weak backs?!?!? If there were "in hand" gait classes, this would *certainly* help the breed maintain natural gait (of course, no tight nosebands, shoes, or boots, in the in hand gait classes!). Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com "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/
