>>>a lack of education of judges generally, judges coming to expect the >>>"usual" (for today) standard of riding, and those judges who DO recognise >>>it and mark it down not being asked back to judge as no-one likes getting >>>low marks
Mic, we just have to keep educating people. Putting out articles about the mechanics of equipment, how conformation relates to gait, natural gaits, general horsemanship stuff, etc. As the Cavallo article indicated, there is a lack of education in riding and training in Iceland, and I believe there was a comment from Tommy Haag that if bad riding was carded there would only be a couple of riders left in the ring. The articles that are on our website about the brachiocephalicus and high-headedness, were written a LONG time ago, yet their essence is mentioned in the Cavallo article. Is that a coincidence? were we ahead of the time? was it some type of synergy? or totally independent? http://iceryder.net/high-head.html http://iceryder.net/brachio.html So, how did the cycle of poor riding and training get started and how did it expand to becoming law / culture / correct, in regard to riding the Icelandic Horse? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
