Re: [IceHorses] Re: Classical Training in Iceland/Spanish Walk

2008-04-15 Thread Janice McDonald
I personally think spanish walk is horrible no matter who, what Nationality, what country, what type of breed of horse etc etc... its unfortunate that some of the Icelandic trainers are getting mesmerized by this kind of stuff..taking after the Americans I suppose. Its a gait that a horse

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Classical Training in Iceland/Spanish Walk

2008-04-15 Thread Janice McDonald
what about the lippizanner airs above ground. I bet i could try and teach jaspar to do that for the next twenty years and he would just stand there and gaze at me sardonically like yeah right yet I have seen him do it at least three times when putting the whomp on a new horse to show him he is

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Classical Training in Iceland/Spanish Walk

2008-04-14 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- tolt674 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Meanwhile, we see pictures of Jolli's horrible example of Spanish Walk I personally think spanish walk is horrible no matter who, what Nationality, what country, what type of breed of horse etc etc... its unfortunate that some of the Icelandic

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Classical Training in Iceland/Spanish Walk

2008-04-14 Thread Karen Thomas
I personally think spanish walk is horrible no matter who, what Nationality, what country, what type of breed of horse etc etc... I agree that Spanish Walk is a pretty useless thing for a horse to know how to do. Same with levade like I saw Halldor trying to perform. Worse still though,