On 7/2/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --PLEASE, PLEASE tell this to Osp :-). She's got one of the
> longest backs I've seen on an Icelandic, but she is no where near pacey.
> She's very loose moving and very trotty. I'd love for her to swing over to
> the pacey side
--PLEASE, PLEASE tell this to Osp :-). She's got one of the
longest backs I've seen on an Icelandic, but she is no where near pacey.
She's very loose moving and very trotty. I'd love for her to swing over to
the pacey side of things just a bit.
As I said, it's a major contributin
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One of the contributors is a long back, particularly a long lumbar
span (loins). I think that's why so many pacey horses are also prone
to swaybacks.
> Karen Thomas, NC
--PLEASE, PLEASE tell this to Os
>>> I'm not sure of the "why", but thinking back, I can think of quite a few
stiff Icelandics. I was told that horses who tend towards pace can get
stiff, I'm not totally sure if it happens this way, or the other way around,
maybe from riding style, tight saddles, etc. Maybe it depends on the
situa
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I think Dawn brought up a good point. I'd never heard
the "stiffness" trait
> so strongly associated with pace until I got Icelandics. How true
is this?
> I guess my gut tells me that a lot of gaited horses ge
