Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-14 Thread snowpony
Janet, He looks like an Icelandic with an especially pretty head to me. Very pretty boy, even if he was an unplanned boo-boo. ( Hey, so was I. : ) -- Renee M. in Michigan

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-13 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> So if looking for a gaited horse, why on earth would you dilute that >>> further? I have ridden with some walkaloosas and they were fine gaited >>> with gorgeous color. Two actually. Made me wonder how many hundreds >>> are out there that aren't gaited, with lousy color, unwanted and >>

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-13 Thread Nancy Sturm
He's gorgeous! Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-13 Thread Janice McDonald
On 2/12/08, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well if humans never crossed any horses we certainley would never > have many of the good ole Southern gaited breeds that are wonderful. > Most of the horses in the world would not exist. What about hybrid > vigor? > th

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-12 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
> I agree Eve! In fact, I dont think horses should be crossed at > all! > With one exception--- mules. But I feel any time you cross a > gaited > breed with non gaited you take an almost guaranteed risk of > producing > the worst of both, Well if humans never crossed any horses we certainley

RE: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-12 Thread Karen Thomas
Yesterday I received an e-mail that I think was send to everyone in breeder's address book. Although she raises gaited horses, she was very unhappy with an Arab/gaited cross foal and was threatening to give him away or donate him to a place called Wildlife Images that takes dead livestock for

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-12 Thread Nancy Sturm
Even though I do own an Icelandic cross, I have owned very few unregistered horses. I like the predictability of purebreds - I'm sure someone will take exception to that, but it's mostly true. Yesterday I received an e-mail that I think was send to everyone in breeder's address book. Although

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-12 Thread Karen Thomas
It was probably just an oversight, but you mis-quoted the following: In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can totally see why that cross is nicefor some they just can not make the leap to a short fuzzy little thingbut with that cross,

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-12 Thread Janice McDonald
> I am a purest when it come to the Icelandic horse, in my humble but > very loud opinion; it is a shame to cross this wonderful horse. They > have everything a rider/ horse person could want, Strength, agility, > intellegence,sturdy, hardy, very willing partners, and if you need > to answer Moth

[IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-02-12 Thread Eve
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can totally see why that cross is nicefor some they just can not > make the leap to a short fuzzy little thingbut with that cross, and > arabs are very popular, that cross worked very well. > > >

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-01-01 Thread Janice McDonald
there is also a breed that is a cross between an arab and a saddlebred and it is called "National SHow Horse" and they show them saddleseat like saddlebreds. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo

[IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-01-01 Thread Kaaren Jordan
I haven't followed this thread completly,but here's what I've observed with some of the crosses I've seen/been called out to do Jin Shin on out here. A client of mine that does a show circuit hunters bought a gorgeous swan necked 3yo Trakenher/TB cross for somewhere close to $75,000.00 . He was s

[IceHorses] Re: Arab Icelandic Cross

2007-12-31 Thread Kaaren Jordan
I rode SC Kisi quite a few times when he was still a stallion. Kisi had a very nice toelt & was very willing as they say in Iceland, but controllable. He was a total gentleman even in the presence of mares. Litla Freya also had babies with good temperments. I was hanging out at Elizabeth's dur