Bless you, Maria. As the mother of a racially mixed family (White, Black, Latino, Asian) it's always hard for me to read racial generalities.
Since I have never met anyone from Iceland, it's also hard for me to read other people's decriptions of traditional Icelandic training methods since I have no experience there. I certainly have seen some good old American cowboys who were downright cruel and others who were wonderful horsemen. My guess is that this might be the case in any country. Nancy
