>of the posts) gave me was that they were almost more concerned about the >"cultural invasion" of using a Spanish-associated bit.
That was the only bit in the FIPO rules that could be legitimately used to forbid the use of the that bit, so therefore the only real argument they could use. Maybe I'm wrong, >but I didn't get the feeling that the rage was so much directed towards the >harshness of the bit. I really think there was a "there goes the >neighborhood" attitude at work, compromising the exclusive culture of >Iceland. I strongly disagree. The Icelanders are happy to use just about any bit that works, but as I said before, only the "not fitting culture" argument could be used. > >And I think the wording of the FEIF rules on bits is ludicrous. I hate the >phrasing of disallowing bits "from other cultures." Yes, me too. I suspect the idea was more to ban things like driving bits, long shanked Western bits etc, but as usual too many people who don't have English as a first language (but think they are fluent) were involved in writing the rules, along with a few native English speakers who have been so closely involved with FEIF for so many years they no longer seem to notice oddities like this and think it's normal! Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
