Re: [IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
> http://journals.aol.com/horsecrazy3781/DiaryoftheHorseCrazySpaz/ Correction: I just noticed the above blog is from December 2005, so the author would now be 17 or 18, not 15. -- Renee M. in Michigan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1263 - Release Date: 02/06/2008 8:14 PM
Re: [IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
> the author is Jessica Caldwell > > Who is she? Okay, this might not be the same Jessica Caldwell, but I found a 15-year-old who owns Icelandics, says she lives on 90 acres in Tennessee, and has a blog by the same name: http://journals.aol.com/horsecrazy3781/DiaryoftheHorseCrazySpaz/ That would be quite a coincidence to have two Jessica Caldwells who own Icelandics though. And, the article pictures DO show a girl who could be about that age. H. . .. I saw this same magazine / article at our local TSC store, but when I saw the "they can carry 1/3 their weight" and "they can tolt up to 35 mph" statements, I didn't buy it. I sure miss the REAL gaited horse magazine. . . -- Renee M. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1263 - Release Date: 02/06/2008 8:14 PM
Re: [IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
> I really wish the other soft gaits would start getting some press > besides the standard walk, trot, canter, tolt and pace. I think she said in the article that every Icelandic has four or five gaits. That simply is not true, in my opinion, nor a good thing to say. We can help to educate Icelandic Horse owners by spreading the word, writing more articles with good correct information, and putting up videos. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
the author is Jessica Caldwell Who is she? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
On 07/02/2008, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What on earth is a "vertical gait"? That kind of defies gravity. I'd > prefer that my horses move forward, not levitate mid-air. You obviously haven't ridden Dagur ;)... Nice pics of the girl riding though. I really wish the other soft gaits would start getting some press besides the standard walk, trot, canter, tolt and pace. To me, those nice little soft gaits are something to crow about. It makes the horse sound easier to ride and a novice doesn't have to search to find the 'lost tolt'or get a special trainer to help him/her find it... Wanda
Re: [IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
They describe the tolt as a two beat verticle gait with two hoof one hoof support. I think that's only when Janice has Nasi climbing up the mobile home steps. What on earth is a "vertical gait"? That kind of defies gravity. I'd prefer that my horses move forward, not levitate mid-air. Karen Thomas, NC
[IceHorses] magazine article on icelandics
the author is Jessica Caldwell and the photos look like the east or appalachian mountains in the background so I am guessing that is where they are taking the pics that go along with the story. I stated the height wrong, now that I am looking right at it, it gives a height range of 12-14.2 tall and says they are stronger than other breeds, and can carry 1/3 of there weight on there backs. They describe the tolt as a two beat verticle gait with two hoof one hoof support. More description of a gait than I have seen in a while. They still lay claim to 4 gaited or 5 gaited on this and don't mention the gaited assortment that the breed has, but it does give a comparison to the walkers rack in reference to there leg movement.Jeannette
