Do all Icelandic Horses gait? I had a women tell me that there is no way my Jakey can be an Icelandic because he doesn't tolt, pace, and he will canter. She said that Icelandics don't canter. First off not all horses are naturally gaited. Second isn't there a certain way you have to ride them to get them to tolt and pace. And last, Jakey is like thirty years old. If he was "trained" to do it, would he really still do it. We have a Saddlebred at the barn that has problems cantering. They whip him and kick him and he just won't do it. And his trot is like a jackhammer.
There is nothing about this little guy that doesn't scream Icelandic; his head, body, size, "fuzz". Every time I see a picture of an Icelandic, I can see Jakey in it. His hair might not be as thick anymore but he is old and has been badly neglected before. JR and Jakey PS. Please pray for Jakey, last Friday he choked. The vet tubed him and everything was resolved. Next day he still had a little cough. I have been giving him 15cc of pennicilin two times a day. Yesterday, he wasn't as lethargic as he has been and even paced his stall a little. But his cough is still very wet. Being thirty I am worried but he is still eatting and seems to be getting some of his spark back.
