> I think absolutely their idea of putting Icelandics in ice skating shows is > again going to backfire on them and again decrease popularity.
Which reminds me, someone sent me a video of an Icetolt that was happening out on a lake. I think she did it just to raise my blood pressure ;).... Anyway, I saw them putting what I think were screw-in caulks on the horse's front feet when they unloaded the horses from the trailers...but I didn't see them putting anything on the hind feet. Is this common? Then when the horses were out on the ice, the front feet were solid, but the back feet sure looked wobbly. It looked like a disaster waiting to happen. I can't imagine needing to ride a horse so bad that I'd risk injuring it. Just the other day, a sleigh ride with the driving club was cancelled because the trails had become icy and no one wanted to risk injury to their horses. Period. It wasn't even questioned. Wanda
