> While I have seen lots of things I don't like in Iceland - I have also had > older trainers come over and give 'heck' to younger trainers for things > they > didn't like such as a horse I was trying (nearly 20 years ago granted) > that > must have gotten his tongue over the bit and the trainer had a strap > holding > the tongue down (not unlike what they do with Standardbreds on the track). > The older trainer walked over took the strap off the horse and threw it on > the ground, berating the younger trainer in Icelandic about what a > terrible > thing that was to do with a horse. I think that takes some guts and is > looking to be an advocate for the horse.
Good for them! What happened to these guys? What happened to their style of riding and training? Why wasn't it passed down, instead of being passed over by the current stuff? Do you remember the video of the young Icelanders trying to do Monty Roberts' training... yanking a newly started horse around the roundpen, from the ground, while he has a rider on him? > And while I am sure it happened there are some things I have never seen in > Iceland or from Icelandic trainers - I have never seen them "get into a > horse' the way I have seen some trainers at expos - shaking a rope to run Well, I think we're dealing with the fact that these are PONIES.... and not only that, but generally CALM ponies..... and pretty STOIC calm ponies. It's a whole 'nother scenario! What would an icelandic-style rider and trainer do with a big horse? Look at the Feldmann videos... he has to have one or two people hold the horse for him to get on it. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
