especially if icelandic horses are marketed primarily as a gaited breed. when I ride with a group people see Tivar and go "oh how cute, a pony" then when we start out heads turn and people go "he's gaited?!?" then they want to know more. People who own gaited horses are interested and intrigued by new and different gaited breeds. I remember on a large ride someone had a MFT and people were just fascinated, no one around here had seen one before. They thought it was so cool. So I guess my point is, after icelandics get more common then people who KNOW about gait will be wanting them, and then they are gonna screw up their forehead and go WHAT?!?" when people try and explain all the bull because they will be looking and say "i dont kerr whutcha call it I ah know a rack when i see one..."
when the thread topic came up about why people want icelandics, about maybe they want something exostic, I didnt say my main reason for wanting one is they are a different kind of gaited horse while also being short. I only like gaited horses for me, and oddly it isnt just about gait. I personally believe, and it has been my experience, that gaited horses are smarter and more sensitive emotionally than AQHAs I have seen. I know, I know, you know a smart QH. I aint saying there are none, i just think only about 2% of all QHs are smart :) and those are working horses not peanut rollers. yikes flames! janice-- yipie tie yie yo
