On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:18:00 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >So i question why tolting on ice for a short time with removable ice studs is >so much worse than 3 day eventing, endurance riding, cross country, carraige >driving etc.....
Or come to that, competition riding, trail riding, playing in the field or any other thing horses get up to. Accident and injury can and do happen anytime, anywhere. Horses have been ridden on ice in Iceland for a loooooong time, and I have not been able to find evidence of ANY injury as a direct result of being ridden on ice. If anyone can provide me with some, then PLEASE do so! To say horses get injured then it shows up weeks/months/years down the line is daft - how would you know it was because of the 15 minutes on the ice and not as a result of playing in the field the next day, or being ridden round the lanes? Answer - you wouldn't. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
