> I don't mind stepping pace at all - as you say, it's comfortable - but > I have found that Icelandics which do stepping pace a lot do seem to > stiffen up and end up doing hard pace which isn't comfortable at all!
You may be right. Could it be that there are some Icelandic Horses who do not have backs that are strong enough to carry riders (or can only carry up to a certain weight before becoming uncomfortable), so they tend to stiffen up? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
