>>>> But don't let that deter you from buying and Icelandic. Saddle fit issues are not any worse for this breed than with any other horse. It may seem so on this list. But saddle fit is discussed a lot on this list only because we have a good number of member here who are really concerned about saddle fit and care about the wellbeing of their horses.
That's probably pretty valid. I DO think that Icelandics are somewhat harder to fit as a rule because they are generally wide and short-backed, but I'd say that most horses, all breeds, are still being ridden in less-than-great fitting saddles. Saddle fit is a science that only seems to have started moving forward over maybe the last 10 years or so. The double-whammy with Icelandic's is that many of the traditional Icelandic saddles seem to have been especially narrow, and especially long, even compared to other European made "English"-style saddles, even the ones made by the well-known names. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/717 - Release Date: 3/10/2007 2:25 PM ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/9ZdxlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
