>>> He tolts in the field, very stocky (old Icelandic body type) and I think he is what most Americans look for in a stallion for their mares. Anne insulted him without even seeing him.
Denise, due to bad experiences in my "day job", I was always very skeptical of "users' groups" so I didn't join any of the yahoo lists until I'd had horses for probably 15 years, and Icelandic's for a couple of years - relatively late considering how long some people have been on these lists. Not long before I finally broke down and joined, I had a random encounter with an Icelandic owner via ebay, when I inquired about a piece of tack she had for sale. There was an Icelandic-sounding-reference to her ebay name, so I asked if she owned some. She wrote back answering the question about the for-sale item, and said yes, she did own some Icelandic's. I wrote her back that I had three pregnant mares - that was when I was expecting my first foals. I was shocked by her reaction...she didn't even stop to ask me how long I'd owned horses, or what breeders I'd been dealing with, but just immediately lashed out that I shouldn't be breeding ...I've forgotten her exact words...maybe she said "unknown horses"...? I was stunned - no questions about my experience, where my horses were from, what they looked like, what lines, nothing asking how much research I'd done on breeding, what kind of support I have locally - nothing. She didn't know me, so she immediately rushed to tell me I shouldn't be breeding. After ONE e-mail off ebay! For nearly 15 years, I'd been researching breeding off and on, and never could make myself breed until I found this breed, so I did feel I'd done some serious homework. (And I'd owned gaited horses for 15 years when I bought my first Icelandics...) So, I have no trouble believing what you say - that was pretty much how one particular person active in the breed welcomed me to the "club" too! Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
