I just returned from the KY Icelandic Horse Show. I had a nice conversation
with Gunnar of Klakahorse Icelandics. Most of you probably know that Gunnar
is Icelandic and his wife Stephanie is American. We did briefly discuss
horse bolting and not wanting to stop. He said in Iceland all they want is
for
them to go and go really fast. A lot of large farms with really great
competition riders never teach the horse to stop or stand still to get on. He
commented that it took him a while to learn that Americans want a horse that
stands still to mount and has good brakes. He also said that in Iceland if a
horse "runs away" they just kick it to make it go faster because it will
eventually stop.
Renee
************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
