> I can see that...we try here to do that as much as we are > comfortable with.....
Yes, we understand; you're doing great! Just to reiterate my original notes: >>Who will be the first Icelandic trainer to step out of the mold, ride barefoot, treeless, bitless, nosebandless, whipless, bootless, centered, and with a strawberry of contact on the reins to show a naturally gaited Icelandic Horse?<<< I pointed to the icelandic trainers because they are the ones who come here and teach our owners how to ride like they do, and it's not the best deal for the horse. I want to see which one of them will step out of the box and do what's best for the horse, and not what puts money in their pockets or what earns them a high score or ribbon. We, as a group, are pretty much already on "the road to the horse"; we don't really need them. It's just that horses are being hurt in the meantime, and people are spending money on learning to ride and train in a way that is not good for the horse; eventually they will have to spend more money and more time to learn better ways. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
