On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:15:15 -0500, you wrote: >A year or two later, that very same dude won one of the international titles >at the World Cup, and he was a previous "tolt champion" from Landsmott.
So far as I can remember, not being that experienced with gaedingakeppni (which is what the Landsmot is) you don't need the correct lead in canter but the mark is higher if it's correct. At the WC (and all FEIF) competitions if you don't have the correct lead you won't get a mark. I've never yet been at a clinic where the Icelander didn't bother about the lead (unless the rider was a complete beginner who had never cantered before or something like that, and even then it was mentioned in theory). Sounds like this guy needs shooting! Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
