[IceHorses] Re: Scare The Foals For Respect
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "I found her description true... I had taken an hour's riding lesson. I > assumed the familiar two-point and squeezed. The horse bolted. The scenery > tumbled inward... the instructor shouting, "Stop him! Make him stop! > Pull!" > > I've seen this happen. I saw a girl praticing for a show and I'm not sure which happened first, the bolt or the legs, but she ended up going around and around holding onto the Icelandic with her legs as he went faster and faster, panic! I've ridden a couple horses from Iceland, trained there, who were jumpy. Hair trigger. I'm not totally sure what it has to do with, a little of everything I suspect, training, general handling, and disposition, sometimes it might even be bad saddles, but in the cases I am thinking of the horses really were sensitive acting, always wanting to go fast if they weren't sure what else to do. I've heard someone say that you can teach your horse whatever you want to, even to go faster when you pull the reins, I think it's true, I try to teach mine, more than anything to stop or go back to walk when they aren't sure. It worked on Dari. When I first started him I had discussions with Elizabeth Haug about this. She told me that she would walk and walk a green horse, so that they would see "walk" as a default gait. I think it works. I am sure these kind of horses could be desensitized to the legs and become more responsive to stopping, it just takes focusing on doing that. Kim
[IceHorses] Re: Scare The Foals For Respect
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Denise Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HI Kim: > Pruska was Sky's mother and Gustur von Weisenhof was > his father so Snorri is really more than a half > brother to my Sky. I know, but they are a little more related than just 1/2 brothers because Gustur was Darri's father, Snorri's grand sire. > I am in love with him. He is very special > to me. I have owned Snorri since birth, but he has only been with me about a year now, he is very sweet, very easy to handle. Kim
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Scare The Foals For Respect
> Pruska > is his mother and Darri his father, Snorri is also > very gentle and > naturally gaited, > will also get stocky as the brothers I have seen are > well built. He > has a wonderful quiet disposition (and he is not > afraid of people:)) HI Kim: Pruska was Sky's mother and Gustur von Weisenhof was his father so Snorri is really more than a half brother to my Sky. I was actually looking for a mate for my Tyra when I found him but then discovered he was her father! I bought him anyway and never regretted it. He is wonderful and I now have two other stallions I can pair with Tyra. My other two younger stallions are good boys too but they are not Sky. I have had Sky for more years than they so am more closely bonded with him. My children can climb all over him and under him and I know he would never harm them. (Not that I allow them to play games under his belly but just that he is gentle as a lamb). He played with his young sons like Milnir does but oh so easy. I am in love with him. He is very special to me. Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091
[IceHorses] Re: Scare The Foals For Respect
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Denise Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I don't know if many of you out there know anything > about my stallion but he is the sweetest, most gentle > (gelding like actually) fellow I have known. He tolts > in the field, very stocky (old icelandic body type) > and I think he is what most Americans look for in a > stallion for their mares. Denise, I know something:) My Snorri is very closely related. Pruska is his mother and Darri his father, Snorri is also very gentle and naturally gaited, he's still small, he's not even 3 yet, (although he looked really big next to Steve the mini yesterday), I think he will also get stocky as the brothers I have seen are well built. He has a wonderful quiet disposition (and he is not afraid of people:)) Kim
[IceHorses] Re: Scare The Foals For Respect
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Approaching the "turnip foal," she told me, "I walked out quietly > into the field, and, when I was within five feet of the foal, I jumped > into the air and screamed. He jumped four feet in the air and took > off. I chased after him and, when he stopped, I jumped again. Within > two days he was starting to act like a horse again. > > "Icelandics are so inherently bonding," Elwell warned. "One of these > foals will get up a few minutes after it's born and crawl into your > lap. And the mare will say, 'Go ahead, take it.' You need to make them > always alert to people, not quite sure what a person will do." > I would guess she is right about this, with the show folks, I guess the horse really never can be quite sure what a person might do! I'd recommend they run for it. Kim
