--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > You just can not put all of Iceland into a neat little cubical
> and
> > think that all of them train the same way...
>
>
> But they do, Skye. Sorry, but there is very very little variation
> in how
> they train, ride, handle horses.
>
> If we were in Iceland, and only considered the trainers in Iceland,
> we would
> say, yes, we all train differently, but putting that in
> perspective, as
> compared to other countries, there is very little variation in how
> they
> train.
>
> Magnus does a few things differently. They've had Monty Roberts
> in, along
> with Dr. Deb, and Peggy Cummings; I did a few clicker clinics, so
> there's a
> few new things added to their toolbox, but still, that doesn't make
> them
> appreciably different than any other trainer in Iceland.
>
> I don't think that many people actually follow thru in using new
> things that
> they learn in clinics from foreigners.
>
>
> Judy
Glad to see that you acknowlege that Magnus does do a few things
differently......and your last line actually makes me sad about
foreigners not implementing new ideas.....
I have been Very happy with the horses that we have purchased, some
that were trained or helped be trained by Magnus....they have been
light, easy to stop....Dreki was light as a feather, a breath would
stop him....and he could do a side pass at a tolt or a walk, very
flexible.....Baldur fra Bakka, who was trained in Iceland, is so easy
to ride, light, easy to stop, VERY easy to stop and he is a world
champion flying pace winner of 1999...easy stop, he was my main ride
for a while and children could ride him out on the trails....so I
guess it is hard for me to buy the Icelandic trainers are bad and
Americans (who by the way put Chemicals on horses feet to get them to
step high) are great song. Lets see what other country does that kind
of thing to horses? The Always/Never thing just does not work for
me or for a lot of people......
I also do not think that someone who puts on a noseband a little too
snug is as bad as someone who intentionally scars a horse to win a
blue ribbon in a show.....the first person just might be ignorant of
the horses discomfort, the later just doesn't give a damn. I know
we all love these horses and we do not want to see them be treated
like the legacy of gaited horses in the south, but I do not think
Icelanders would either.
And we might just agree to disagree, that fine...but I will never
generalize that a whole country is bad, and one whole country is
good...there are differences in individual people.
Skye
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