Hi Lorraine >>>I don't think they are so different than other breeds.
>>> Well. I am just saying that Scooter is alot different that any horse I have had. I guess it is just him, not his breed. I am not sure who made the first statement of this email but I would agree with you Lorraine that Icelandics are different from other horses and they are the same. Of course they are all equines but there are things I do with Icelandics that I wouldn't feel safe doing with other breeds. People are always surprised that you can walk into our herds of between 30 - 60 horses, have them come up in groups to make contact with people but not be in fear of being accidentally trampled. Phil was fixing irrigation yesterday and was down in a hole in the pasture where our young colts, stallions and an older stallion live - he looks up to see the hole surrounded by legs - he said he wished he'd had a camera. I have worked with many foals of other breeds and IME it is very rare for an Icelandic foal to kick, no matter how frightened. Yes it can happen but it is extremely rare. That is not the case with most other breeds - kicking is a stronger reflex in many of them. I have had many people come here, most with horse experience and some without, who comment on how different these horses seem in terms of there 'beings' - doesn't make them not horses and certainly individual horses can have these same qualities - but as a group. Hard to explain if you haven't experienced it, but I know that at least some of you on this list have. It has nothing to do with how you choose to ride them or handle them. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
