>>>> That is a little scary! I don't think my little guys could comfortably carry nearly 300lbs. My guys are on the smaller side for Icelandics, maybe 12.2, but stout. I think that would be way too much.
Three hundred pounds is a lot of weight for any horse to carry. I think one way to think of it is by how much we can carry. There are certain weights I can strain and lift, but only for a few seconds, while less weight I can carry for longer periods. If you want to be literal, suspect most Icelandics can carry 300 pounds, but for some maybe only for a couple of minutes. I think it would take a LOT of gradual and systematic conditioning for most Icelandic's to carry 300 pounds for more than an hour or so. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.0/927 - Release Date: 7/30/2007 5:02 PM
