>>>> The breed I mostly had over the years was a QH and they don't break as easily as you would think.
When I broke my back and went out and bought Sina, I had a ready-to-start four-year-old QH gelding here. Had I known how easy he was going to be, I'm sure I would have never gone looking for an Icelandic. I'm glad I did because Sina is the light of my life, but Cruise is an awfully good boy too. Yes, there are some hot QH's, but Cruise is very "cold" and easy. I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm just saying there are good horses and not-so-easy horses in every breed. Yes, I really do think, as a rule, that Icelandic's are the easiest breed as I've ever met. It's hard to beat a good, solid Icelandic - I'm totally sold on them. If we deal with the Icelandic in front of us at the moment, we'll be fine, whatever his/her personality type. And there definitely are some Icelandic's who aren't so super-brave...some are even a little nervous. I haven't yet met an Icelandic that I'd consider really "flighty", but I have seen some that weren't as brave or stoic as Cruise, the QH I mentioned, or even Joe, our very dependable App. The Icelandic mare who will be here later this week was described to me as "nervous." She hasn't had much training, so we'll see. Just a few days ago, Cherie described Icelandic's as more energetic than Fjords, which she described as ...I don't remember her word, but basically kind of "lazy" for lack of a better term. Just today, I read on another list someone described their Fjords as "energetic" and not suitable for novice riders. Go figure. From all I've heard, I'd tend to believe Cherie's interpretation of Fjords over the other woman's, but I guess that woman got her impression somehow. Maybe the Fjords that woman owns really ARE energetic...? I know there are variations within any breed. 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 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/
