> It is my own fault for attempting the 100 degree > weather. Never again. Dagur and I were both grouchy. > I need to work on him staying still when I get on.
Hi Lori, Robyn said in another thread: >>We recently sent two horses to SC to people who have Icelandics and so they were sent without the people visiting our farm (this is something that I am very resistant about but the horses were sold while I was away). One of the horses has been very settled from the beginning and the other displayed behavior I have never seen in the horse<< I'm just going to toss out some thoughts that may not be applicable to Dagur, but considering the other current threads, they may be good to mention. I think it's hard for some horses to get to a new place and settle in right away. Some IceHorses take quite a while to relax and get used to the changes. Figure that every single thing that they have ever known has changed. Their food, their friends, their terrain, their home, their tack, their person / people. There's a loss of how they have learned to communicate with their old person, and need to learn how to communicate with their new person. Everything is different! Some horses take it in stride. And it's harder for others. This may not be Dagur's situation, but it's something to consider for any IceHorse that has gone to a new situation. Added to the changes, the horse may not know everything that the new owner would expect him to know, so there may be problems with expectations. I think you're lucky, tho. Dagur is a good looking young horse, and I'm sure he'll be a good riding partner for you. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
