>From "What Horses Reveal" by Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling: Page 185 - The Icelandc Horse:
"....correctly tolting horse first had to go through the High School training. Only then was the horse free enough in the forehand, only then could he carry himself sufficiently on the haunches so that he could be faultlessly and cleanly trained in tolt." "....I have never met a tolting horse whose rider I could proclaim innocent of any 'underhand' actions. It is only because so many use dubious training methods,...." "...I have not heard of anyone, least of all a professional, who could do justice to the task." (training tolt) He also says that Icelandics being from the character type he calls the 'Origin' is anything but easy to work with, is strong-willed and not a childs or beginners horse. In so many words he also says they cannot be trained the same way other horses are because they are different, more in tune with life forces, primitive, etc etc. Very interesting viewpoint. Has anyone read this book? V
