> Years ago I sometimes used Icelandics to pull logs. In West Virginia, horses
> can go in the mountains where tractors and other equipment cannot go.<Annie,
> this is exactly the kind of place I have, and I am only 10-15 minutes from
> the W. Va. borders nearest Mineral County. Did your horses suffer any
> ailments like ring bone and did you have to put special shoes on them to
> help them with there footing? I know some of the increased traction on shoes
> can start problems but I haven't had to have shoes on mine since at least
> 4-5 years and it was to correct timing in footfall, not for gaiting or
> competition. Can you tell me how they took to this type of work? Thanks for
> getting back to me about it!
