>>> Well, here is a perspective from the Parelli student in Iceland. Unfortunately, she doesn't see anything wrong with it. But this is one of her first posts from a few years ago and maybe her perspective has changed.
That's so important, Trish - people often don't see the harm in what they are accustomed to seeing. The first time I heard about Ice Tolts, I about choked - that went against everything I'd ever learned about good footing, riding in ways appropriate to the terrain, etc. When I first saw that Icelandics on Ice website, I just stared...and then I noticed there was a link to something to the effect of taking the ice into consideration. I went looking to see how they'd justify the hard riding on the hard surface. I was further horrified to find that the link was all about protecting the ICE RINK! Not about protecting the horses from the concussion. I knew then that I lived in a different world than those people. Here's a page they have up now...Yep, let's take care of that all-important ice floor. Sigh... http://www.icelandicsonice.com/html/the_ice_floor.html Karen Thomas, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
