> > It seems to be pretty rare for Icelandics to manage a nice slow > collected canter. Ability, or training? The latter, I think, though > some 5gaited horses find it really hard. > > Mic >
do you happen to know, being as you have a lot of experience riding DIFFERENT icies... if they do a nice easy rocking chair canter in the field, will they usually under saddle? Cause nasi has an almost lazy relaxed easy going canter sometimes. Then he also has the scooter powerhouse take off canter Tivar has also. I bet there is something in their conformation that causes them to have this power canter... my walking horses don't, none of them. Some have more easy going canters than others but there is a huge difference in the speed and power of a canter and a gallop with them, whereas with Tivar it seems a fine line, even in the field. I have not seen him do an easy going canter in the field either btw. Janice-- courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway--John Wayne
