On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:45:56 -0500, you wrote: >Think about that for a minute. These horses RACE on ice at these barbaric >events with riders on their backs, affecting their balance, and with >weighted boots with the same amount of horrific rein contact as in the big >shows
I don't think they do race, actually - it's usually just tolt classes and pace displays, at least from what I've seen on the internet/talking to friends who have been to or ridden at them. Weighted boots and rein contact is of course a whole other subject... Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
