--- Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > He was saying that their prey factor isn't the same, and that
> his
> > methods of trainer body positioning (see 'Dancing with Horses')
> won't
> > work with Icelandics because they don't react the same way. He
> is
> > speaking from his viewpoint, how he trains.
>
>
> It would be interesting to see how he would feel if he was exposed
> to
> an Icelandic that had been raised to be more responsive to humans.
> --
> Laree
>
Well my mare who is what I call a pocket pony, loves everyone and was
well socialized and handeled will stand with her butt to you and will
not move in a round pen setting. (Anywhere else she is in your lap,
if you would let her) Foss who was raised in Iceland on one of the
most well known farms, just loves RP work, he responds like a
beautiful light interested horse. And he is in your lap too if you
would let him....
I think it is the individual in the breed, not what continent they
were raised on.
Skye
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