On 9/2/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> I know that Iceland is a very big place and not every body who is > Icelandic trains the same way.....it would be like saying that all Americans > train the same way, that would be a ridiculous statement. > > > Well... no. A very big place...? Have you looked on a map lately? There > are literally millions of riders and horse owners in the USA with about > 10,000,000 horses. Iceland doesn't have hunters, jumpers, polo, driving, > western pleasure, reining, steeplechase, cutting, roping, dressage, > three-day eventing, rodeos....Iceland doesn't have a choice of NH > practitioners, like Parelli, Lyons, Anderson, Reis, Cox ...The USA has a > notable number of Spanish-descended horses, from Pasos to Andalusians. > Iceland has probably on the order of 40,000-60,000 riders, and basically one
there are 3000 horses in my county that i live in. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
