>>>> I don't think attaching sparklers to their legs is good... It seems whorish and gaudy to me...
Yep, that's how I see it. Someone just pointed out to me this irony. Many of us who spend time doing groundwork with our horses have been sneered at by some Icelanders and by their American followers for making our horses into "circus ponies." Yet...WHO is it that was getting involved with that shady, small-time circus promoter, (literally); the one with the mile-long record of illegal and/or questionable behavior? Exactly WHO has to promote "ice tolts" regardless of the risks to the horses? And who has to go over the top for the glitz of sparklers, while bragging about 40 mph SPEED? Who is making the horses into "circus ponies"? This intelligent, dignified, "old soul" breed deserves better than that. Karen Thomas, NC, with Sina the princess pony who says, "I WILL NOT be seen as a ho!" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/706 - Release Date: 2/28/2007 4:09 PM
