> I believe it's only more recently that higher set and longer necks are being > strived for as a goal in breeding. > just to show you some examples of "old" horses. These are stallions born 40 years and more ago: Þáttur frá Kirkjubæ born 1967 http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0004972.bmp
world famous Hrafn fra Holtsmúli, born 1968 http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0001522.bmp Hörður fra Kolkuósi born 1957 http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0011952.bmp Hrimnir frá Vilmundarstöðum, born 1958 http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0037082.jpg Ófeigur frá Hvanneyri, born 1968 http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0008092.bmp and here the stallion that influenced the breed most in the last decade: Orri frá Þúfu http://www.worldfengur.com/hestamyndir/m0019272.bmp you can not really say, that he has a long, refined neck :-) and most of his offsprings do inherit it. so there have been "good" necks a long time ago and there are still "bad" necks around nowadays. Jasmin Jasmin
