--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The older trainer walked over took the strap off the horse and threw it on > the ground, berating the younger trainer in Icelandic about what a terrible > thing that was to do with a horse. I think that takes some guts and is > looking to be an advocate for the horse. >
I can imagine that, I knew older people like that when I was young, older cowboy types, who didn't believe in harsh bits, who stopped people from yanking on horse's mouths, who believed in giving the horse a chance. In my mind, the Iceland that we are connected to here is very competition oriented, they are the ones in the spotlight, that can make a big difference, the horse's welfare gets pushed aside, winning and selling horses at any cost comes to the forefront. I think there is a market for trail horses here though. I only took Dari on a couple of rides in Daniel Boone National Forest, I clearly remember a group of men admiring him and saying that he thought his wife would ride a pony like Dari, probably a middle aged woman, afraid of horses:) Dari is very good. Kim
