Hi Vicka, >but i did receive letters saying that icelandics were not >suitable for beginner kids, being too strong and forward and demanding >too much of their riders.
This is a pretty ridiculous statement to me because, like any breed, it depends on the horse. My kids started riding by themselves, with helmets, at a very young age - like 18 months. When they were 5 & 7 they could take their horses out by themselves - they got the horses ready by themselves and Mandy helped Jesse. The horses couldn't have been kinder nor more suitable. I have also had Icelandics that changed their temperament depending on the rider - they were very quiet with kids and much more energetic with adults. This can be true of many breeds, not just Icelandics. I would not want to be a school horse, of any breed, and my horses are only used as lesson horses during clinics. But how does anyone learn to ride if there are no school horses - the lack of having good school horses is probably why so many people go and buy horses without knowing anything - how kind is that to horse or rider. Not everyone can afford to keep their horses without the horses having some job and who are we to judge which horses are happy and which are not; and what is a suitable job. It sounds like Vicka is trying to watch Stjarni and hopefully if she see a change in his behaviour, demeanor or attitude she will adjust his job description. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.10/625 - Release Date: 1/13/2007 5:40 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/
