On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 06:50:11PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote: > >>> i can think of two reasons: one, the haflingers are a little bigger > > I THINK that's a relatively new trait. At least when I first saw them in > this area, many were maybe 13.2-14H. I've seen some over 15H - that's 15H > even the way I measure.
sure, but isn't that a full hand taller than your basic icey? stjarni at 14h (the way i measure :) is bloody enormous for an icey, and i've ridden a few around 12.2 or so. > >>> and they don't have anything as strange about them as the tolt. right; that's why i asked what parts of the usa made up the differences. there's a big driving-only barn a bit north of here that uses haflingers. > One other interesting thing I just thought about - I don't ever remember > seeing a 6-foot-plus man riding a Haflinger in a demo - all I can think of > have featured American women or girls doing the riding. Maybe that's just a > fluke of the local demos though... could be, or perhaps the haflinger build doesn't lend itself to carrying men's weights the same way iceys' do? --vicka
