> other horse (my own stjarni) he tucked his head and went faster. on the > other hand, after i mentioned this to my american-in-iceland friend, she > suggeted alternating reins or squeeze-and-release, squeeze-and-release -- > which worked perfectly. i'm told this is also how tb's are trained, so > it's not a solely icelandic practice, either.
No, of course it's not a solely icelandic practice. It's relatively new to Iceland. You don't have to go there, or go to icelandic trainers, or to Americans in Iceland to get advice on slowing down a horse. They are just learning these things, so it seems to me that it would be easier to get it from someone here first-hand who has long-time experience, than going there to get it from someone who has just recently learned it second-hand. That's just logical to me. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
