I would hope so. Niels West, the man who raised our two, was very concerned
with temperment in his horses and I think he was mainly successful. We did
see some whose conformation might be considered a little "iffy", but I'm not
sure we saw any that didn't walk right up to us for a visit and a sni
"We are a product of our environment" ... I don't know who it was that
originally coined this phrase, but I think it holds true even to the point of
effecting the animals around us. I also think horses especially are
effected by this because of the fact that so much of their communication i
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 08:35:29PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
> But by golly, shouldn't we be
> much more concerned with preserving these super-sensible, super-brave
> individuals than for breeding refined heads, flashy knee-action, etc.?
> [...]
> Most people I know struggle to make their horses
Karen writes "each of us sees a little of what we want to see in our
horses". That is so true. I even wonder if we might sometimes receive from
our horses (and maybe even our kids) a little more of what we want to see.
Although I believe genetics is an important factor in character development,
just because I want to always go on record as to not perpetuate any
stereotypes... I have owned/own three icelandics. All three were/have
been pistol balls. They are not "sweet" little darling munchkins, little
darling lambs all docile and cuddly.
As far as Nasi, well, A
Well of course, Janice, it is silly of me to attribute the characteristic
of one or two individuals to an entire breed. My TWH is aloof and reactive,
despite the fact that TWH's are often described as being sedate saddle
horses. He's anything but sedate and he is nothing like a pocket pony.
Aft
> Sweet is right, my boy has been a stallion all this time and has never
> offered to kick or bite me ever.
just because I want to always go on record as to not perpetuate any
stereotypes... I have owned/own three icelandics. All three were/have
been pistol balls. They are not "sweet" little dar
Oh that was well said, women that always wanted a pony. That is why I bought
my first Icelandic mare eight years ago. Then when my Peruvian Paso died
from the West Nile shot, I bought my baby boy that is now six years old and
ready to go be a riding horse. I love having a pony. My quarter hor
Let's face it, a fluffy pony is much less intimidating than a horse!
We want something that is calm; we want something that is smooth; we want a
relationship.<<
I rode Melnir on the trail today, and it's simply hard for me to remember
that he's still a green horse. He's just unflappable on
On 30/06/07, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We want something that is calm; we want something that is smooth; we want a
> relationship.
Amen.
For Kevin and I living on an acreage and having horses is a healthier
lifestylevery calming for the soul.
(Well, except today, when we ha
> I did not know that Icelandics were considered
> exotic
Let me clarify: they are not "officially" exotic or
rare, such as some horse breeds are.
I think we just meant "very different from what the neighbor's have" rather
than exotic :-)
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
Sweet is right, my boy has been a stallion all this time and has never
offered to kick or bite me ever. I did not know they were exotic either. I had
a
chance to buy my mare reasonable and she did not gait. She was 3/4 Icelandic.
An accidental breeding. I bought her half brother at eight mo
Yes! Although I don't really remember yearning for a pony, I always wanted
a horse, there's just something about ponies. We have always had at least
one here.
I did not know that Icelandics were considered exotic until after we bought
one and read the numbers. There are very few in our state
>> fulfilling a childhood dream of owning a pony.
Let's face it, a fluffy pony is much less
intimidating than a horse!
We want something that is calm; we want something
that is smooth; we want a relationship.<<
That is EXACTLY it in a nutshell!!!
Susan in NV
Nevermore Ranch http://users
trace it back Judy! I could not help them like they need to be helped,
but someone else has done a huge service for them, and its because you
have these lists. God bless you Judy... i am still weepy about this!
>> I must say that I've learned over the years that our
>> breed a
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