> I notice some of the horses are being ridden with a rein that snaps to a > snaffle ring and others are ridden with reins that might have a chain at > the > end - or maybe two snaps? What is that? > > There's one shown on page 5, page 10, page 31.
On page 5, that's a gag bit (not nice): http://iceryder.net/wonderbit.html The other is the icelandic bit (also not a nice bit): http://iceryder.net/icelandicbit.html > Also for the gait gurus. On page 35 it shows what is labeled as > "Canter/Gallop". I thought (and you all may know I am struggling to > learn > about gaits) that one was three beats and the other four. Yes, icelandic training and riding style (ITRS) doesn't much make a difference between canter / gallop, because they don't canter much. This is the type of thing that you'll see at the icelandic shows and evaluations that takes the place of a canter. We know that the horses *can* naturally canter, but when the riders ride them, they are so much in the horse's mouth,and interfering so much with the horse, that they *can't* canter normally or naturally. They end up doing the *leap and surge*. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
