>>>> Oh Karen, you just have a severe allergy to whoever happens to >>>> disagree with you. Nothing personal, I was just gently pointing >>>> out that you don't have the experience people who have been on this list much longer than you have to make your observation about no "strongly gaited" horses "seriously competing" in endurance.
John, go back and read my doggone post. I ASKED if anyone has strongly gaited horses who are competing in endurance. Have I ever, even once, vaguely claimed to have any experience with endurance riding? Ever, even once in any context? No. It's not even on my list of things to do. The sport simply doesn't interest me. But...If I remember the last line in Penny's post, she asked if anyone had a horse to sell this woman, who apparently lives on the east coast. I have bred some Icelandics and I SHOULD sell a few. But, I've bred for sensible, sane trail horses with relatively strong gait. Where you assume that I'm making a statement, I seriously wanted to clarify my thinking. I most certainly have never bred for "endurance prospects", but if someone were to approach me about buying a horse for that job - as someone did approach Penny - I need to know more than I know. I seriously do NOT think I have a horse that I'd consider selling that is an endurance prospect....for various reasons. So, I'll ask the question again. How many strongly gaited Icelandic's are competing in endurance? To clarify, I remind you that someone initially referenced a couple of YouTube videos of "show-tolting" Icelandic's - high stepping, single-foot racking/tolting at speed. Does anyone compete in endurance doing most of their riding at gait? If so, what gaits? Karen Thomas, NC
