Hi Mic & Judy, > Oh, I agree - but that's also changing. You only have to look at > various websites from Iceland which now advertise horses which stand > still on a loose rein to be mounted, tolerate the rider flapping their > arms and legs etc. You would never have seen that 10 years ago.
When I first went to Iceland in 1979 - that is one of the first things I told people I bought horses from. The horses must stand for mounting and I have bought lots of them over the years that do. What I find difficult is how many people in North America, when they go to mount, don't pick up the reins. I would never consider getting on a horse, especially one I don't know, without any rein contact. Anything can happen. >>>I think, Mic, that it may not be a big jump from icelandic style riding to the riding style used in GB, but that it's a huge jump to the US riding style from the ISRT. Judy, I don't quite understand that statement. Do you think there is only one style of riding in the US? If so what would that be? I think the variety of choices in the US is incredibly diverse, just as the people who live there. :) Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
