On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:26:34 -0500, you wrote: >Naturally, on its own, how does a horse act when it comes up on an >icey patch. Yes, if in ordinary shoes or barefoot, but it was incredible how confident the horses were last weekend when they realised they were not slipping.
The only horse who slid - once - was the one whose studs were in the wrong place. He was taken off straight away and the farrier changed the studs, and after that he was just as happy as the others. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
