>>>> originally yes, i think, but we have gudmar as an example from holar. does anyone else have any holar-trained farrier work to point to in particular?
Check the archives. It's full. And what about the long list of articles that Kim quickly dug up and referenced yesterday? Many of those "gems" were written by Holar graduates I think. And, yes to Judy's question. I DO remember the young American who went to Iceland a couple of years ago, and came back calling himself a "master farrier" when it was well-known he'd never ridden a horse just a few months before. In the USA, I think it takes a minimum of 5-10 years, maybe longer, to get that title from any of the major farriery organizations. Many times, it takes longer. In Iceland, "farriery" seems to center around training. In the USA, it GENERALLY seems to center around health care issues. Farriers in this country - reputable ones - seem to focus on balanced trims, safe and appropriate shoeing for therapeutic and traction needs. It's more than a full-time career in the USA - even when most good farriers don't concern themselves with gait manipulation. (Note that I said "good" farriers. Yes, we do have some non-professionals who don't know better, but we have very good options too.) I never see GOOD farriers trailing around behind trainers, doing work at their beck and call. I DO occasionally see farriers meeting with vets to plan an appropriate therapy for a navicular horse, or a laminitic horse... And in the redneck gaited horse show world...yes, you'll see and hear of "gaited horse farriers." I don't think those are the folks we want to pick as our role models though... Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/623 - Release Date: 1/11/2007 3:33 PM "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/
