> Whenever I was looking for horses in > Iceland I looked at the horse first, rather than whether it was evaluated > or not.
Always a good idea! > (meaning that they have a specific testing standards that every horse in > the > breed is judged on) If the breed standard was permanent, and didn't change for the show world, it would be good. It *would* be good... however.... it's subjective.... and it changes! When did they decide to change the breed into one which is more refined? At one time, not long ago, noted on the USIHC website, the standard called for these heights: Stallions: 132-136 cm (13 - 13.2 hands) Mares: 128-135 cm (12.2 - 13.1 hands) What happened? When did it change? Altho they have information on bad legs, front and back, in their rules and breeding goals, when will they make breeding for good legs a priority? 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/
