On Nov 25, 2007 5:16 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I cannot remember one of the horses that I have ground broke stand > for the saddle and just accept the girth as the Icelandic's do. I have been > amazed that they just let you dress them and go about with this stuff on as > if > it was there from birth.
tivar will reach around to bite the girth, dance sideways, flatten his ears, scurry backwards, flatten his ears some more, tail swish and generally go ballistic if it has some discomfort, often invisible discomfort. I have to get down, unbuckle, move it around, re-do it and then he's fine. so i dont think you can say that about all icelandics... but i have a walking horse whose back is nearly ruined from bad saddle fit and he's never said a word. I believe I could strap a metal folding chair on him with the legs gouging into him and he'd go ok, where do you want me to go , i am your loyal servant... but when he got so bad he was nearly crippled he simply staggered and went down, unable to continue on... thats sorta sad when a horse does that, seems like our best horses are the ones who will take anything and its up to us to make sure we arent hurting them... its like we accidentally punish the almost sainted ones. Janice janice -- yipie tie yie yo
