>Do any of the horses who have legs and movement (as in the video) get >big fat ZERO for their leg scores? Should they? or shouldn't they? 5 is the lowest that can be awarded, and is, effectively, a zero. However, the lowest I've ever seen given is a 6 - but then I've not seen horses with movement and legs as bad as shown on the video ever presented at a breeding assessment.
>In the competitions, the horses aren't asked to do much other than go >straight and fast, right? No - they also walk, do slow tolt, and (apart from at WC) do dressage etc. >legs, the poor movement? Say we have a gaited horse show with several >breeds.... how do you suppose the Icelandic looks compared to the >other breeds, leg-wise? > Never happened so far in the UK! lol Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
