>>>> Yes. I think Lina is 5, Tosca 4 and Yrsa 3, but the question for us has been how he could manage an entire herd (I think 30 or so) on open pasture and not have trouble managing weight.
I've never seen a herd of "free grazing" Icelandic's that didn't have some serious weight problems in the mature horses...if you look closely enough. In fact, it's hard to find a herd of restricted-grazing Icelandics where at least a few have weight problems. Sometimes the fur and manes hide a lot. And of course, there are a few lines that just don't seem to have the tendencies to obesity - Trausti and Eitill stay reasonably slim, and even have to be supplemented sometimes when some others of ours are fat. We've joked that about the only thing left to do for Sina is to stop worming her... Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.17/1103 - Release Date: 11/1/2007 6:01 AM
