>> i recall there being a lot of resistance here on this list to the idea that i was going to be putting a lot of kids on my icey; that he would be a bad choice for that b/c of his breed
I think what upsets some of us, was the fact that you never gave that horse a chance to adjust to his new home. To settle down, get used to the routine, give him time to get ot know you, and you know him. You got him home and threw him into work, right away. And you wanted to use him as a 3 gaited lesson horse. Had this been me, I would have gotten a POA, who is 3 gaited. This had nothing to do with the fact that Stjarni is an IcePony. I believe I would have felt the same if you had gotten a TWH to use for a walk, trot, canter lesson program. IMHO..you were very unfair to that poor little pony! And I hope those "words" speak to you. Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn, the American Ice Pony Dixie Chick, the Mini Barn Goddess Western WI, USA, Planet Earth
