Hi Meg & Janice > I know i > might get criticised for being so blunt but honestly there are at > least 50% of people on these lists buying icelandics that end up being > very disapointed!
>>>That's quite a statement... perhaps we could do a poll to see how close to accurate that is. I agree that it is quite a statement to make and would be nice to do a poll to see how close to correct that is. I know that as a horse seller it is not easy. We recently sent two horses to SC to people who have Icelandics and so they were sent without the people visiting our farm (this is something that I am very resistant about but the horses were sold while I was away). One of the horses has been very settled from the beginning and the other displayed behavior I have never seen in the horse but I think comes from becoming really bonded with his traveling companion. He seems to be settling in now but I couldn't believe his behavior as we had never seen anything but a very laid back horse and he has not lived here all his life but definitely has had away from home experiences before and been fine. If people come to visit and ride a horse beforehand at least they have met the horse and at least seen them in their own environment and the horse has someone they have met in a new place. It becomes very discouraging when I hear statements made like that because if it is true then it really makes me think more than twice about being in the horse selling business. I want horses and humans to be happy, otherwise it is unfair to both of them. We also read about how many horses that come from Iceland that are unsuitable and I wonder if the numbers are as high as is indicated. I know that it happens but I also know of many people that are very happy with their horses that came from Iceland. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
