>>>>she says every > Icelandic trainer is different in their approach to the horses and to > problem solving and training issues. Just like the trainers here > differ...
While I think that may be true, I think it may not mean the same when the bigger picture is looked at. For instance, from my place, in a 50 mile radius, I would have the choice of many different types of training: all the different natural type training such as John Lyons, Parelli, Clinton Anderson, etc., all the different western style training, all the different dressage, english, racing, team sports, gaited, etc. Say we put the different styles of training on a rainbow scale: access to all the colors (styles of training) of the rainbow can be had in a relatively small geographical area. Natural horsemanship trainers differ in their training; it's not all exactly the same. We could give NH the color of red. Same with dressage, classical dressage, english, etc. We could give dressage the color of purple. Each style / type of training would be a color in the rainbow, which morphs into a different color. The icelandic-style training would be one color, and have variations, going to each side on the color line. Say icelandic-style training was the color green. The variations might bleed a little into blue or yellow, but basically it stays about in the same area and doesn't reach a full rainbow of colors. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
