i still dont think a neck should be TOO long and thin. icelandics are
short stocky horses that gait well and i think if you start breeding
for fine bones and sleek necks then gait will suffer. something will
suffer. jmo. anytime you start breeding for modern the breed
suffers. Introducing arabs and impressive bloodline AQHA horses into
appaloosas to make them have "prettier heads and more refined build"
have made the "old foundation" bloodlines more valuable, except even
those that have been bred for color have started being as dumb as a
box of rocks. Old foundation walking horses with ugly heads are the
best temperament, best gaiters. I hope we dont mess things up too
much! If I bred icelandics I would breed for old foundation quality
gait, conformation and if i could find that with color I would breed,
but i would steer clear of refinement or fine bone etc, because
icelandics are short and stocky, helooo! I rescued a paso fino that
was 1. unusually tall. 2. to die for buttermilk buckskin dun color.
guess what, he was as crazy as an outhouse rat bless his heart! And
couldnt gait at ALL. He could only trot. He was 15.2 hh. Thank
goodness I found a good home for him that loved him regardless. But
he was so neurotic he actually self abused. he had bite marks all
over his flanks where he would stand and bite himself. Just made me
want to throw up my hands.
janice--
yipie tie yie yo
