Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti: > It seems like it has never been a tradition to post in Iceland - MAYBE they > a) never learned b)found it difficult with such long stirrups c) many > Icelandics have a rather smooth short trot -some foxtrot - that is so smooth > it is easier to sit than post.
And then there are horses that are disturbed by posting and move to another gait. So to keep them in trot you just lean forward, keep most of your weight on stirrups and don't breathe... Posting would be a disaster. Perhaps gradually it's possible to actually sit on the saddle and after a few years even posting might be possible. I've always posted if the horse has strong enough trot for that (when I'm trail riding, on an arena it's easier to work with sitting down). Only once I've gotten a comment from a young girl that knew "everything" about Icelandics (she probably had all 6 months experience with them ;D) that "you should never post when riding an icelandic". I didn't ask why she thought that, the answer would probably have been something like "it will ruin their tölt" because that seems to be the reason for most things that are not "allowed". Anyway in my 16 years of riding Icelandics that's the only time anyone has told me not to post. Krisse
