>>>> Some horses are just more sensitive to changes in their environment than others.
I think so, but the more horses I've bought and brought here, the more I think that MOST horses are pretty stressed by moving. Some show it more than others, but I don't believe it's fair to move horses around lightly. I understand that people need to try horses before they buy them, and I understand that some horses won't work in some situations and need to be sold to a more suitable home...I just wish more people would spend the time doing the homework before they buy their horses, and I wish more sellers would appreciate buyers who want to take their time getting to know a horse before they buy it. I hate pressure sales techniques for any "product", but especially when the "product" is a living, breathing creature, with emotions, friendships and attachments to be uprooted. I've brought a number of Icelandics to NC from California, Florida, Michigan, Kentucky and BC, Canada. I might bring a few more from those distances. But, there have been precious few Icelandic's in the southeast, so it's not like I could buy locally. Most of the time, I tried to buy in pairs so that the horses would have a friend to travel with them. The horses that came with a buddy (Falki and Skjoni; Maja and Runa; Saga, Bjola and Brunka) seemed to fair best. Trausti came on the trailer with Flekka, but they didn't really know each other beforehand - they seemed to take longer to settle in than say, Falki and Skjoni. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
