On 2/20/07, Ingvar Ragnarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > a horse staggering beneath a too heavy rider wants to move. > >they cannot hardly stand still cause it helps > >them to balance when they take steps. > > to heavy rider ect,ect then may I asked how > many of you that ride your Icelandics is under 80 > kg? most horses in Iceland are not taught(they > are taught it in the beginning of their training > and then it´s up to the owner of course if he want it to remain) > to stand still (freeze still) for mounting as a > fit rider wouldn´t need it or a mounting block to get up on the horse. > And make a stallion stand freeze still when > you are mounting it with hundred´s of horses > around mare´s and stallion´s at july the high > season of every stallion.
Some horses are better at carrying weight than others, and some adjust to it in different ways. Some are built so that they don't even notice heavy weight! I used to be very heavy and my husband is very heavy. he has a stocky built horse that carries him ok, but my husband is not riding him much these days because he doesnt want to break him down in the back... As for mounting, thats just nutty Malin! using a mounting block is good for the horse and good for the saddle. Training a horse to stand still for mounting is a necessity! It is not a sign of a great rider to be able to mount a horse that is walking off, it is a sign of a person who needs to train their horse better! The worst horse I have, the most dangerous horse I have, stands so still he seems he isnt even breathing when I mount and dismount, and I wont mount if he doesnt! I will make him circle all day until he stands for me to mount and I will hang on that saddle all day before I get down if he so much as takes a step. I see lots of good things in the video Malin, and it is a great horse. But it is walking funny at a slow walk, and I think, personally, that it is staggering under too much weight but I could be wrong! I probably am wrong! But if I am, I wonder why he walks that way, one foot in front of the other, yet paces so well... he is an awesome horse. Can you think of a reason he walks that way at a slow walk? It is a wonderful story of a dream come true for horse and owner tho! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
