Re: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-20 Thread Mic Rushen
So it is in the interest of the competitive rider to be a 'better rider'. If all judges follow this is another matter! That's the problem, isn't it? We've all seen some horrible riding which is totally ignored. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen

Re: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-20 Thread Mic Rushen
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:08:54 -, you wrote: And FEIF has been doing work on this and yes it does take time getting 17 countries to agree... Bit like herding cats. Seriously though, I think a major part of the problem is that many people just do not see there is a problem. And that includes

RE: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-20 Thread Karen Thomas
He didn't thank his horse - which I suspect does not understand English or Norwegian. This major poster on the site is happy to criticise a person who she has not met, does not know, and has no idea about how he trains horses or people. So, as a competition rider, after reading that post do I

Re: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-20 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/20/07, jtafreemanuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the presentation Will anyone ever see that some of their angry, ill informed comments on this forum and repeated on the Eidfaxi site will not actually help the aim of treating the horses in a better way. You can have a good

RE: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-19 Thread Karen Thomas
--I know that winging is not considered a fault in the Peruvian Paso breed. Is there a difference in the conformation of Peruvians versus Icelandics that allows for the winging? And how does winging affect a horse from a long-term health standpoint? Is there a certain

Re: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-19 Thread Mic Rushen
The Peruvian movement known as Termino is not true winging - it comes from the shoulder, not the knee. I've seen a few Icelandics which do exactly the same movement, but not that many, and it isn't winging. Mic --I know that winging is not considered a fault in the Peruvian Paso

Re: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-19 Thread Nancy Sturm
There's a Peruvian Paso where I board that has been having some serious soundness problems, so he's been on stall rest and thus getting a lot more attention from the rest of us than he might have otherwise. I think his owner would argue that he does not wing as we think of it, but has a

Re: [IceHorses] Re: What Are They Applauding?!?! conformation questions...

2007-09-19 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/19/07, dawn_atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --I know that winging is not considered a fault in the Peruvian Paso breed. Is there a difference in the conformation of Peruvians versus Icelandics that allows for the winging? yes, they wing from a different place, their