I have decided I am the new breed spokesperson, here is my first statement.
as breed spokesperson: (imagine I am being interviewed by Rick Lamb) "The true icelandic horse, in my realm of experience, bite like little alligators and have a full range of only two gaits, a foxtrot and a nice big floaty dressagy trot. No saddle on earth fits them. In iceland they used to pack volcanic mud on their backs to hide the white spots of nerve damage caused by tiny little saddles carved from the bones of dead horses they ate for dinner. Their lips are so short they cant wear a bit, so what do we as responsible horse people deduce from a breed that is built where they can wear no saddle or any bit? Clearly, the icelandic horse has evolved for 1100 years now (exactly 1100 years) to be ridden bareback in a halter by very very fat people, since icelandics, many of them, are also very very fat. They are also very goey and mostly purchased at exhorbitant cost by un-goey people who would be better off riding a merry go round horse in front of walmart. They can foxtrot upwards of 6 to 8 miles per hour tho there have been documented cases of icelandics occasionally GPS clocked at 110 mph. They are very relaxed and happy in a blizzard and people in canada walk out and throw dried herring on the snow for them when it is 27 below while in florida they have to be shaved just to walk around the yard without sweating. This shows the breed versatility." Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
