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ok I can take it, does my Nasi have a too-short neck?? Icelandics evolved with short necks. http://iceryder.net/acclimatization.html I believe it's only more recently that higher set and longer necks are being strived for as a goal in breeding. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
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gee good question... with me and the big Foxtrotter and TWH necks/heads people are always saying I hate those big heads and look at that neck but for me it doesn't matter what a horse looks like as long as the horse is comfortable to ride. I always assumed the neck was a balanceing tool in some way for a horse and acted differently for different gaits but...essentially it was just something for people to either like or dislike esthetically. I don't happen to like that bull dog head on some quarter horses for example and I'm a real fan of a roman nosed horse... stuff like that By endurance we conquer - Ernest Shackleton
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On 5/31/07, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you dont think he has stalion piggy eyes do you... OK--so what are stallion piggy eyes? V
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HAHhahaha. one time someone said you dont want to let nasi get too old without gelding him, he will get big jowls and karen said and piggy eyes and I went WHAT?!?!? piggy EYES?!? do you think he has piggy EYES?! I was flippin out about that haha, cause you know icelandics have those sorta almond eyes. But she had just said it conversationally :) Janice
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Anyways--piggy eyes or not, he's still my big baby! And today he turned 6!!! Does he have eyes? :) Happy Birthday to Orri. Karen Thomas
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So piggy eyes are a joke? Tonight I kept looking at Orri's eyes from every angle (he was just gelded last summer) and they didn't look piggy no matter how I looked at them In this area, they are called pig eyes and no, they aren't a joke - but it could be a regional nickname though for all I know. I think what it actually is, is some sort of fatty deposit above or around the eyes - or maybe they are some other sort of tissue. It's not that the eyes themselves are smaller, but the fat (whatever) makes them look a little smaller. I'm sure the shape and the size of horse's original eyes has a big influence on how small the deposit makes the eyes look. My App was gelded at 6, and it's fairly easy to see on him. But, of course, he has the funky Appaloosa eyes, where the schelera (sp) is white, so people are naturally more drawn to look at his eyes. I don't think I would even notice it about Melnir's eyes, except that I've seen it on Joe and I know to look for it. I've never seen it be terribly noticeable on any Icelandic, but you can often see it if you really look. It's just another gender-related physical trait that many stallions may have. A more developed neck is another. Karen Thomas, NC
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On 6/1/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyways--piggy eyes or not, he's still my big baby! And today he turned 6!!! Does he have eyes? :) LOL! I'll have to tie up his forelock and take photos of his eyes--maybe then I'll be able to see the piggy look. :D V
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Is that one of those does this skirt make my butt look big? questions? Nancy
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neck? what neck??? By endurance we conquer - Ernest Shackleton
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On 5/31/07, bia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: neck? what neck??? well they say we start looking just like our dogs, so maybe I am looking like Nasi, we both got no neck :) Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
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On 5/31/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well they say we start looking just like our dogs, so maybe I am looking like Nasi, we both got no neck :) Seriously, I don't think Nasi's neck is very short for an Icelandic - and I say that from having seen him in person more than from pictures. What I DO remember thinking about him is that his neck is fairly high-set - not a bad thing - and I think it shows more development, typical of a colt gelded rather late - the so-called stallion neck. And, no Janice, I don't think you have a stallion neck. :) Karen Thomas, NC you dont think he has stalion piggy eyes do you... Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
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you dont think he has stalion piggy eyes do you... Nope, I'm very aware of those. Joe has them, and even Melnir to a slight degree. Does GB have them? I never noticed them in his pictures. Karen Thomas
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well, I was kidding about no neck... his neck looks fine to me too... Bia Me too. And, when it comes to gaited pleasure horses, like Icelandics, can someone tell me what important traits we should look for in a neck, and why? How important in the neck? What are the biggest neck flaws or warning signs to look for? And is there such thing as a too-long neck? I have my thoughts, but I'd like to hear what others say. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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well, I was kidding about no neck... his neck looks fine to me too... Bia
