> I would agree. I think competition is just that, competition, and some > people will go to any extreme to win. I don't think that the Icelandic > world is by any means alone - look at most competitions and you seldom see > horses that are not in some kind of stress. Doesn't matter what discipline > - look at what they are rewarding in the dressage ring.
That is so true -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them." - William Farley
