>>>> I think sometime Icelandics are mis-handled by your average trainer because they think of them as "ponies". They feel they can skip steps, let them sit, miss valuable training time and quickly make up lost time by bullying/forcing them into compliance.
I don't want to make excuses by talking about your "average trainer." Every one of us has a duty to find and demand GOOD trainers. If we can't find a GOOD trainer in our area, then maybe we have to become good trainers ourselves - ESPECIALLY those of us who breed. >>> Then the novice owner gets them home and has a difficult, scared and/or dangerous horse on their hands. That should be no different with Icelandic's than with any other breed. If we allow it to happen - those of us who breed - then shame on us. We should take personal responsibility for getting the horses the right training AND for placing them in the right homes. Yes, I know it's not always easy, but we can make it our absolute goal. If we make excuses, we virtually guarantee failure. >>> I've found that a good trainer is a rare find and the ones I truly value are coincidently trainers that primarily work with Icelandic Horses. My, my, my... in a country with 10,000,000 horses, the ONLY trainers you can find are the ones who work with a breed that numbers only 3000...? That's simply statistically ludicrous. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.6/1150 - Release Date: 11/24/2007 5:58 PM
