>>> http://www.tolthorse.com/video.cfm?SHID=65 > > Hi, > No comment on that video. But....I want to comment on the video that > the have on their home page. I really like the video! It shows > Icelandic Horses doing what they do best...trail riding! It's a nice video, but you can see from the individual horse videos that they favor the old style of training and riding, which may not be so kind to the horse. I think in the following video, you can see how the horse is really trying to open it's nostrils to breathe. http://www.tolthorse.com/video.cfm?SHID=68 So, why do they have to tighten the noseband so much? Is it a way for them to gain control of the horse by denying him the natural ability to breathe? I just don't get it... if they were good horsemen, why would they do that? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
