> Then how about OLOPs - Old Ladies on Ponies.
I like that one better. Don't want all the Italians mad at us.
Robyn S
>From: "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> and
>when we go by people would go "oh there go the OWOPS again" and
>everyone would think we were a group of italian women...
Then how about OLOPs - Old Ladies on Ponies.
V
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Share Mo
>From: "cjaylayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>That was
>part of the appeal of an Icelandic - downsizing - now it's a shorter
>fall to the ground for this grandmother!
>
>Maybe we could start a new group OWOP (old women on ponies)!
Count me in -- I want to play too!!
V
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On 8/31/07, cjaylayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
>
> Maybe we could start a new group – OWOP (old women on ponies)!
>
> CJ
>
we could spray paint our helmets red and wear purple bandanas :) and
when we go by people would go "oh there go the OWOPS again" and
everyone would think we were a gro
> yeah, its like admitting the truth is the first step... like we
> should go ahead and all admit we are old women riding ponies and get
> over it :)
> Janice
> --
> yipie tie yie yo
Janice, you make me laugh. I love my Icelandic PONY and I'm not afraid
to refer to him as such to people asking
> > that's not a myth about icelandics. that's just stupid.
>
> theres other myths just as stupid that people do all the time.
absolutely true.
--vicka
> >combat the
>>American ideas about ponies - they are for children etc.
>
> I would surely agree with this since I find myself without fail talking
> about weight carrying capability to every person I'm introducing my
> Icelandics to...I don't want them to think I'm abusing the ponies by
> ridi
>It struck me that it was put out there to combat the
>American ideas about ponies - they are for children etc.
I would surely agree with this since I find myself without fail talking
about weight carrying capability to every person I'm introducing my
Icelandics to...I don't want them to think I'm
On 8/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> that's not a myth about icelandics. that's just stupid.
>
> --vicka
>
theres other myths just as stupid that people do all the time.
Janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 08:19:22AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
> she also believed the myth she was told that "icelandics don't have to
> eat grain" and interpreted that to mean they don't eat at all. or
> apparently drink either. They were gnawing bare tree roots in the
> sand for food and had
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 06:53:28AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
> If I thought they were simply claims to broaden the pony market, it wouldn't
> automatically bother me so much. However, I know there are actually
> 300-350-pound (maybe more) riders buying these horses...and while some of
> our ponie
> I have been looking into Icelandics for about six months now and I
visited many, many websites before finding Judy's site. About 99% of them
had some qoute or another about the superiority of the Icelandic weight
carrying ability. It usually ranges from 250 to 300 lbs. It was never
clarified
> Sarah, it's very refreshing to read a post from someon who is obviously
> researching and giving this a lot of thought. Good luck in your search for
> the right Icelandic!
>
> Exactly! We're glad to have you on the list, Sarah. :)
Thanks! I enjoy this list tremendously. I have learned a t
Sarah, it's very refreshing to read a post from someon who is obviously
researching and giving this a lot of thought. Good luck in your search for
the right Icelandic!
Exactly! We're glad to have you on the list, Sarah. :)
Karen
Karen Thomas
Wingate, NC
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>>> Well, Gat doesn't seem to labour when carrying me and her previous owner
was about 5' 8" or thereabouts, though not heavier than 120 lbs. I think my
daughter is just used to seeing adults on larger horses.
I thought it looked funny too at first, but now I'm used to seeing 6'2" Cary
on 13.3 1
That is a little scary! I don't think my little guys could comfortably
carry nearly 300lbs. My guys are on the smaller side for Icelandics, maybe
12.2, but stout. I think that would be way too much.
Three hundred pounds is a lot of weight for any horse to carry. I think one
way to think of
>From: "Kim Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>I really doubt you are too big for Gat:) It doesn't sound like it!
Well, Gat doesn't seem to labour when carrying me and her previous owner was
about 5' 8" or thereabouts, though not heavier than 120 lbs. I think my
daughter is just used to seeing a
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Virginia Tupper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Our Gat is 12.2 and I feel too big for her (I'm 120 lbs 5'4") -- my
> daughter, Alex laughs when I ride Gat and says I look funny cuz I'm
too big.
> V
I really doubt you are too big for Gat:) It doesn't sound li
>From: "Kim Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>That is a little scary! I don't think my little guys could comfortably
>carry nearly 300lbs. My guys are on the smaller side for Icelandics,
>maybe 12.2, but stout. I think that would be way too much.
Our Gat is 12.2 and I feel too big for her (I'm 12
I just got this mental image of Yrsa sagging in the middle with a 300 lb man
balanced (or not balanced) on her little back.
Tosca actually looks like she might be good for 300 lbs. She's a tank.
Nancy
Weight-Carrying Ability<<<
I would think it is alot to do with the condition the horse is in.
Some of the smallest, littliest people are very very strong. Depends
how much conditioning etc. A smaller framed horse might do great if
it has been conditioned properly. Making his back, legs, ever
> I can understand that. But I think it might not have been a good thing to
> adamantly insist that it is NOT a pony.
>
> Honesty would be better.
>
>
> Judy
yeah, its like admitting the truth is the first step... like we
should go ahead and all admit we are old women riding ponies and get
over
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "sarah gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In fact my board owner ( who knows nothing about
> Icelandics) - exclaimed "aren't they small but very, very strong and
> can carry up to 300lbs!" when I talked to her about my interest in
the
> breed. Funny!
>
> Sara
YES, SO MANY YOU SEE ARE EWE NECKED FROM BEING FORCED INTO AN
UNNATURAL POSITION. oh. i did not mean to have on caps :)
janice--
yipie tie yie yo
>>>It struck me that it was put out there to combat the
> American ideas about ponies - they are for children etc.
>
> The pony stigma seems to be
> a real or perceived problem to overcome when promoting the breed.
I can understand that. But I think it might not have been a good thing to
adamant
On 31/07/07, sarah gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But while on the topic of first impressions to someone getting to know
> the breed I was really turned off by the tons and tons of pictures and
> videos out there that promote the (for lack of a better word) "show"
> tolt. My husband was really
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 01:58:59PM -0600, sarah gibson wrote:
> But it did imply and on many cases state outright that they are
> stronger than other short horses (ponies).
i suspect this is true, relative to a lot of american ponies, which have
been heavily influenced by breeds such as the welsh
On 7/31/07, sarah gibson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > i have to say i've personally heard the most of it (clearly marked as
> > > disinformation) on this list.
>
> I have been looking into Icelandics for about six months now and I
> visited many, many websites before finding Judy's site.
Sarah
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 11:42:24AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
> Here are several places where it has been repeated about the 250 lbs:
>
> http://www.3dranch.net/IcelandicHorses.html (breeders)
>
> An Icelandic Horse can easily carry a rider up to 250 lb. over great
> distances.
i visited this site
> > i have to say i've personally heard the most of it (clearly marked as
> > disinformation) on this list.
I have been looking into Icelandics for about six months now and I
visited many, many websites before finding Judy's site. About 99% of
them had some qoute or another about the superiority o
>> are very few people in the US who actually travel to iceland and talk
>> to breeders/sellers/trainers there. so who puts all this wrong stuff
>> out there??
>
> i have to say i've personally heard the most of it (clearly marked as
> disinformation) on this list.
We try to keep up with the cu
well I am surely not a liteweight but I at least ride my horse, my
husband sorta wallers around up there like a drunk, gosh its awful.
janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> but i think the biggest factor might be the rider's ability to
balance well and make stjarni's life easy; the "well-packed, well-
fitted backpack model" :)
> --vicka
Vicka, you hit on a few really, really important thin
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> me for everybody from my 60# smallest student to my 6'2" husband.
and of course he feels perfect to me, and i am rather tiny myself for
an adult; 5'1, 110#, size 6 ariat terrains.> --vicka
Vicka, Stjarni is indeed a well b
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 07:46:08AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
> Relatively there
> are very few people in the US who actually travel to iceland and talk
> to breeders/sellers/trainers there. so who puts all this wrong stuff
> out there??
i have to say i've personally heard the most of it (clea
> Have we heard a trainer, breeder, or seller of Icelandic Horses claim
that
> the horses can carry a 300 lb man all day?
>
Here is a quote from a riding tour advertisement:
"The height of Icelandic Horses is 13 - 14.2 hands. These small but
strong horses can easily carry a rider up to 250 lb
On 7/31/07, dawn_atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Have we heard a trainer, breeder, or seller of Icelandic Horses claim
> that the horses can carry a 300 lb man all day?
>
> ---No, I haven't.
>
> > Is thi
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Have we heard a trainer, breeder, or seller of Icelandic Horses claim
that the horses can carry a 300 lb man all day?
---No, I haven't.
> Is this true?
---No, it's not.
> Is it logical?
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