On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:33:44 -0500, you wrote: > Almost every breed gaited horse there is is rife with >stepping pace and people get the impression their horses are >"inferior"
I don't mind stepping pace at all - as you say, it's comfortable - but I have found that Icelandics which do stepping pace a lot do seem to stiffen up and end up doing hard pace which isn't comfortable at all! ; ) Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"