> From a blog: >>>I saw my favorite horse breed: Icelandic Pony. It's not really a pony at >>>all, more of a delicate horse. <<<
> "Delicate horse" is not really a way that I'd describe Icelandics :-) > Judy< Oh I agree Judy -- "Delicate" is the last word I'd use and want used to describe our breed! I don't even like it when people say an Icelandic horse is refined like that's a good thing. Let the Arabians be refined. I want good, usin, STURDY ponies in my barn. To me, there is rugged beauty in stout and hairy when it comes to horseflesh. How could a "delicate" horse have carried the Vikings and stood up to and flourished in a harsh climate over the centuries? Of course, what is now being touted in the show ring as the breed ideal and bred for versus what the breed has always been may be the reason why this person would describe an Icelandic as delicate. -- Renee M. in Michigan
