The owners at Creekside used to live in Santa Ynez where they had friends who rode NATRC on Icelandics. They already had a nice appreciation of the breed. But we've had this casual conversation lately about Tosca (3/4 Icey) and her ability to truck up and down steep terrain. She really seems to find it easier than some of the larger horses do. Of course, we didn't just take her out and point her at a mountain. I've been conditioning her since Fall, slowly increasing what she's asked to do.
Is there any kind of advantage in her small stature and the fact that she is closer to the ground and weighs less than, for instance, my friend's 15.3 h Appaloosa? What do you think? Nancy
