>>It is a principle to which all experience masters subscribe that a horse >>should never be galloped before having been suppled with the trot so that >>it >>neither bears on the hands nor pulls at the reins. > > Hmmmmm. I can't see many Icelandic trainers subscribing to that idea!
Agreed, and this is one tiny clue, among many, that icelandic-style trainers are not practicing nor subscribing to classical dressage principles. It is noticeable by their canters that something is awry. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
