>> 1. If you do, do you use him/her? In what way - for riding/equitation lessons, as in training the rider? To help you train the horse?
I have three that I trust and enjoy working with. Chris for general training, Todd for jumping and Suzanne for John Lyons and dressage type work. >> how many horses do you have, and of what ages? Huginn and Dixe both 13 yrs old. Huginn was started in Iceland. Dixie..I would love to teach her to drive. She's an ex mini show mare. >> If you don't have a local trainer, would you use one if you had a good one close by that was reasonably priced, and shared your sense of perspective? If money were no object? HA!! Money no object. What a dream. ~:] >>If you've had horses over, say, 10 years, do you see your need (or lack of) of a trainer differently than when you started with horses? I've had horses since the day I was born, I'm one of the lucky ones. I have used trainers on and off through out my life, one is never too old or can know too much. >> If you use a trainer, do you use more than one for different purposes? See above. >> If you've had other breeds of horses, do you see your need for a trainer as more necessary or less necessary with Icelandics than with other breeds? IMHO...a horse is a horse is a pony is pony. They all need training sooner or later. >>the breed's easy-going nature, or the particular problems of individual horses? Huginn is very stubborn and hard headed. He likes things..his way. So, I have used trainers to help me with these issues. >>Would you buy fewer horse-training/riding videos if you had more access to a good trainer? I do not buy videos, as this is not my learning style. I need hands on face to face training. You're lucky that you have a friend near you that you can trust to help you train horses. All of my friends are over an hour from me. Raven
