--- In [email protected], "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen several Icelandic's in the USA who were touted to be 14.2- 15H - I > even got a chance to measure a couple of them. I feel sure that one is > legitimately 14.1H - a genuinely big Icelandic, probably the biggest I've > ever seen, but not close to the 15H he was touted to be. The other "14.2" > Icelandic's I've had a chance to measure were not even fully 14H, typically > 13.2H-13.3.
Hello Karen, I believe I can say with confidence that my horse Blessi is 14.1. At one of the local NW Icelandic club events, several experienced trainers and breeders got together and measured him to confirm that he is 14.1. He is also built like a mini draft. I'll have to measure his cannon bone tomorrow and do the weight bearing calculation. A fellow boarder and I measured the chest size of Blessi versus a 17 hand Tennesse Walker. Blessi's chest was about 2 inches less wide and 3 inches less deep. This was a very unscientific way approach using a measuring tape so I don't guarantee the measurements but from a visual point of view the proportions look about accurate. I have posted in the photo section: - a picture of Blessi and two other Icelandics at the 06 Evergreen Gaited Horse Classic. At 5'6", I am standing next to Blessi. Peder Svenson is slightly over 6 feet. I am not sure of the heights of the mares. - I have also posted a picture of Peder sitting on Blessi at the Mane Event in 07. - a picture of myself and Blessi and Dawn Shaw riding a small, refined Icelandic mare practicing our paired riding Over Thanksgiving, I rode a Haflinger mare and a quarter horse mix, both horses were built narrowly through the chest. As a beginning rider, I found it harder to keep my balance while riding. Blessi is like riding a big sofa over smooth or rough terrain. Regards, Pamela
