On Feb 10, 2008 7:32 PM, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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.
well its just weird to me, none of my bigger horses have a canter that feels like a gallop.you'd think a shorter horse would have less "power" but he seems to have more power in a canter than my big horses have in a gallop. When he goes uphill in a canter it feels very very powerful like he is charging full blown. One time at a powerful canter like this he turned a corner and I almost flew off :) But thank goodness he is a horse that seems relieved and very willing to slow down. And doesnt mind others leaving him. not AT all. which is a problem if you have a horse going too fast and he wont slow cause other horses are cantering off. Janice -- courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway--John Wayne