> are you new at riding icelandics like me Nancy??
Oh my yes. If I used my hands and my feet, I could probably count up the rides I have had on an Icelandic, and I've never ridden a truly well trained Icelandic. First, I rode Lina, out friend's therapy horse. She's a little doll, but really trained only to be led with a disabled young lady riding. Now I'm riding the 3/4 Icey Tosca, who has probably 30 rides or so. I haven't even tried to canter her. I did watch Bev ride her and Bev made the canter look very smooth, but she's a lovely rider, so it's hard to tell. Miss Tosca threw in a buck during that session, so I haven't been in a hurry to work on canter. We walked her four miles, the first half all up hill, last week. She's going to be a great little trail horse. Nancy
