Hi Karen, >>>Today's hesitation on the trail did prove to be that Melnir was just shy about going potty, since he did an obvious sigh of relief after each "break." I think this is really important to remember and I generally think that if a horse is off in their behaviour once or twice it could be - need to pee; off day; playing too hard etc. but if it persists then I look further.
>>>There aren't enough for either of them to be real "roans" - it's just their little idiosyncrasies. It's not scarring from any old injuries either, it's just them. It is interesting with the roaning - we have a young gelding here that is mostly black but in the fall when he is changing his coat his entire back had a lot of white hair. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
