> racing. They never, ever used to do it on an oval track in Iceland > until the last few decades
The pace races in the US are on oval tracks, aren't they? > Hey, maybe we should be referring to "German Traditional Icelandic > Style Riding...."! ; ) Good point, Mic! It's been hard, over the years, to try to come up with a descriptive name for whatever type of riding it is. I guess in my mind, it's all "non-horsemanship" type riding. > No, they won't. Until Iceland, Germany and Sweden agree too, it's just > not going to change that much. I really think that even if the other > FEIF countries all got together against the Big Three, it would still > take some doing. : ( I would be satisfied to see a definitive line, and most of all understanding, that there is (stupid) competition riding, and good horsemanship riding, and that people employ the latter for the benefit of themselves and their horses. The problem is that our novice buyers also buy into the icelandic-riding style and perpetuate the problem of financially supporting those who are training horses and riders in abusive manners. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
