On 03/01/2008, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > websites of the "fans" of Icelandic Style Riding and Showing, then that > could well mean that more of the WORST moments in time were pre-screened and > never posted. Scary, huh?
Yes, very scary. The reality is, at one time a lot of us believed that 'bad moment in time' statement because we wanted to believe it. I have every faith that the majority of people interested in Icelandic horses have firmly changed their minds - and now cringe when they see those pictures and strive for better horsemanship in their own lives. I've been very worried for a long time that an animal rights group would take issue with the Icelandic show world. An organization just can't come back from something like that. The stigma would be horendous. Like I said, that Cavello article has put the Icelandic show world on the radar screen. This will probably be the first of many unfavorable articles. -- Wanda Saskatchewan Canada
