--- In [email protected], "Virginia Tupper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > "....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)
I wonder what he is talking about? "training tolt"? I think there is a big difference between fine tuning gaits of a naturally gaited horse, and actually putting tolt on a horse who doesn't really have gait. > 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. > I don't really see it this way, that they are not easy to work with. I do think I agree with the very last part of the statment that, they are a bit different, primitive maybe, in a good way, but I see them as very easy to work with, strong willed? I guess I can see a hint, I think of it as a positive, more like intelligent and can think for themselves, next to the mules though, there is just a hint of it. I have not fully trained a regular horse yet, I'm not totally sure what he means by "they cannot be trained in the same way"??? I'm not sure what this really means. Kim
