On 3/24/07, Anne Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > This looks like nice grade horse. This looks like a American bred mutt. He > does not look like a Icelandic or a Gypsy Vanner horse. >
i bet if there was even one other breed horse in iceland it wouldnt be ten years before there would be hundreds and hundreds of icelandic bred mutts. There is a lot wrong with america today, thats for sure, but comparing iceland's horse breeding history and experience to america's? Oh dear. Just look at gaited horses alone. One breed. One tiny country, one training method to produce only one smooth gait, or two, if you want to include the pace which is a speed rack. And all these icelandic culture wannabees on here oh give me a break. I went with an old man who has been breeding for gait and disposition for 60 years to look at his horses today. He has a field full of fillies and when he turned them out they went all which a way just cantering, trotting, and racking and walking and gaiting like crazy. With all his years of experience, and he has been there and done that in every single aspect of gait manipulation as well because he had a major show barn in the sixties. I asked, can you ever look at them and tell what they will do under saddle? and before I even finished the question he was shaking his head vehemently. and said NO MA'AM. Then he said "The last two years I haven't sold one off here and had somebody come back and say it wasn't smooth gaited. But as for guessing when they are young, forget it." Yet Gudmar is on tv this week saying "ALL icelandics tolt." ALL of them. yet gee, hmm, letssee, how many of us have them that don't? I live in gaited horse country and there are a lot of gaited horse experts around here and not one of them would ever tell you "All walking horses walk" or "All racking horses rack" hahahha. Thats a good one, all icelandics tolt.. right. I agree with what was said in principle. I wish people would breed two gaited horses together if they outcross breeds. But to say it looks like an American bred mutt offends me. Makes me feel like saying something rude like when I see a horse acting like a complete nut, I could maybe say "wow, that horse looks like an icelandic bred and trained psycho rehab." janice -- yipie tie yie yo
