> 13 hh, altho his sire and dam are 13.1 and 13.2 respectively, so I'm > sure he's got some height to gain as well as filling out.
Robyn, great post and several good topics here. > is fun and practically trains himself (I'm sure all you longtime Icey > owners are nodding your heads now...;) They sure do seem easy to train! It gives owners an opportunity to train their own horses. > I've found that when I listen to music on the mp3 player while I > ride or do groundwork, it helps me stay calm and focused, and keeping > in a rhythm, which the horses seem to respond to. Dang, I haven't upgraded to an mp3 player yet! And I haven't used my Walkman (I guess cassette tapes are out now) in ages with the horses! At one time, I used it quite a bit, and found that one horse preferred different music from another horse. > For me, music and horses are so entertwined, and I find it very > interesting how similar horses and drums are: both *require* feel, > timing, balance, and the independence of all 4 limbs. Both require > sensitivity and rhythm. Any bonehead can bang on a drumkit, just like > anyone can get on a horse and make it go. It takes a lot more to be > good at either one. How are you finding your "feel"? what are you doing to "get" it? Do you think that being musical helps with horsemanship? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
