On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:04:43 -0500, you wrote: >I believe those stories about the Icelandic horses eating herring back >in Iceland were "sagas", were they not? Part of the old >they're-not-ponies-they-have-narrower-windpipes-they-get-lethargic-when-they-grow-their > >-coats-in folklore.
No, they really do eat herring sometimes. The farmers would stick a barrel out in the winter and the horses would help themselves. I've seen them do it. And I have found some of them DO get more lethargic in the autumn (september, usually) when the main coat-growing is done. Just my own experience. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
