>>>> Long hair that doesn't go away during the summer. In a really hot area , when he sweats the moisture never gets to see the surface air to be evaporated. so shaving during the summer is a good idea.
My Icelandic's shed out as sleek as any horse in the summer. A few don't shed quite soon enough to cope well with our warm spring weather in NC and I clip them, but mostly, mine do well in the heat of NC summers - as well as my non-Icelandic's. The tough time for Icelandics in NC is late summer through fall - mostly about September 1 - early December. Our weather can be hot this time, or at least very warm (not today, though) and the emerging fur is just too much for them. Hey, does anyone remember hearing that Icelandic's get lethargic in the fall, as they start growing their winter coats? I remember being told somewhere that's because their bodies are diverting so much energy to hair growth. That's not, true, is it... anyone...? Aren't they most likely a little lethargic simply because they are hot? Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.33/1133 - Release Date: 11/15/2007 8:57 PM IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
