Very nice report, Laree! And thanks so much for writing it up! I really like the following two comments:
> - the phrase "What's good for the horse" was spoken again and again. > He says not to be swayed by what is the fad or what is being done in > the show ring > > -" I do not train for gaits. You can't begin training gaits until you > get the horse soft in the bridle. The gaits will follow if the horse > is gaited and basic training is there". This was interesting: > -I asked him at lunch time if he had ever worked with Icelandics and > he said he had worked with several. His next comment was interesting > –"a lot of them are gaited" – not that they are all gaited but just > many of them. I thought that was an interesting from an "outsider" – > It's something that I think most of us have already figured out – no > matter what the PR is. I think it behooves us, and the breed, to be as truthful and forthright as possible. Evidently that offends some people, but I think it's good for the long run. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
