On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 09:15:21PM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote: > 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."
*rolls on the floor in hysterics* janice, can i repost this to the livejournal icelandic horses community? (properly attributed to the breed spokesperson, mind :) --vicka
