> > For instance, what about Judy's point that the height standard has > changed...? I can't remember what's still in the FIZO rules for height, but > she's right, that judging handout listed a taller horse than was listed on > the USIHC site just recently. Heavens, we know many breeds get ruined by > going for height. That's just one example.
so here the handouts of the clinic do not mention the FEIF breeding rules word by word. It says: The official breeding goal gives room for substantial variation in size. A preferred range is form 135 to 145 cm when measured with a stick (13- 14 hands) the FEIF FIZO rules say: The height of the Icelandic horse generally ranges from 125 to 145 cm when measured with a stick at the highest point of the withers. The average for mares is 136 cm and for stallions 138 cm. so no change here. Maybe Herðis took into consideration that most Icelandic horses are bigger today because of better feeding, not because of a chance in the breeding standard. Jasmin
