>>>>--------------PLEASE, PLEASE tell this to Osp :-). She's got one of the longest backs I've seen on an Icelandic, but she is no where near pacey. She's very loose moving and very trotty. I'd love for her to swing over to the pacey side of things just a bit.
As I said, it's a major contributing factor to pace. There are also many three-gaited horses with long backs - my Gracie (QH x Mustang) is one. Does Osp have a long lumbar spine area? Which part of her back is long? Do you know the other factors that determine pace/trot disposition? And, is "long for an Icelandic" the same thing as a long back in any breed? I've heard some people define a long back relative to the length of the horse's legs. Is that a valid way to determine how long the back is? Karen Thomas, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
