>>>>> When Stjarni is at liberty, does he naturally lift, or reach, with the front?
>>at the trot, yes -- he has a very high-stepping trot. Maybe I misunderstood, but I think Judy was asking which one, lift or reach. Those are mutually exclusive traits. "Lift", also called "knee action" sometimes, is valued by Icelandic show-type people, but is generally not valued (even penalized) by hunter people and trail riders, especially if to any extreme. Karen Karen Thomas
