>Do you think that being a gaited horse, that the people separate it from >regular horses, and think these things are OK for a gaited horse? Possibly. They are not, in general, used to gaited horses. But we even said - "is it OK for a 6ft 200lb man to use a 6 inch shanked curb bit with a flash noseband on a 13hh pony on an enclosed track" - and they still didn't get it. It's an ongoing discussion though.
> >Is it all the same stuff, tho? I mean, are they teaching the kids natural >horsemanship, or about regular horses and equine biomechanics, etc.? or the >same icelander-style riding and training? > They seem to do all sorts. There's the Youth Cup, which is basically just a normal Icelandic competition for kids, but at the Youth Camp they are much more eclectic. They've had NH demos, driving, orienteering, lessons from people like Bruno Podlech (of no tack fame) and so on. So it's not all tearing around an oval track. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
