>>>>> for that matter, if they are the "new wave" of icelandic horse people, aren't they the very ones we should be watching? or do you think it's still fair to judge american riding by say the fashions of the 1970's?
I have no interest in the "new wave" of Icelanders - not "just because" they are Icelanders. There is nothing special in my mind about Gudmar or Ebba (whom I've never heard of) just because they are from Iceland....just as there's nothing innately special about anyone just because they are from America, Germany, Spain, whatever. Nothing draws me to a trainer/clinician of ANY nationality, unless I can read it in their writings, or see it in their riding and handling. I don't need to drive 600 miles to see a trainer when I haven't exhausted the teachings of the good ones within 100 miles of where I live. My Icelandic horses are no more related to people in (or from) Iceland than my Arabian Horse is to people in Morocco, or my Appaloosa is to an Indian tribe in Idaho. My horses are simply MY horses...my American horses, who happen to live in NC. I don't need a Native American to train my App, nor a Arabian person to train my Arab. Horses don't have nationalities...especially if they've been in a country for many years...or were born here, like mine were. The last time I saw pictures of Gudmar riding, the pictures were taken...oh, three months ago maybe? And he was riding like one of the local rednecks, butt hovering WAY past the back edge of the cantle of his saddle as he yeehawed around the track. No thanks. I've worked hard NOT to ride like that. Why should anyone be watching that "new wave?" IF he's 'new wave', he can show me by changing the way he rides...or not. It's his choice. In the meantime, he's off this Betty's radar screen. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.2/985 - Release Date: 9/2/2007 4:32 PM IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
