Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-12 Thread kolugil
Are there any icelandic-style trainers who train for natural gait? How about any icelandic-style trainers that start horses bitless? Judy all holar students are for an example starting their horses bitless and every trainer/breeder wants to have natural gaitedness as it take´s to

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Starting Bitless

2007-09-12 Thread Judy Ryder
Are there any icelandic-style trainers who train for natural gait? How about any icelandic-style trainers that start horses bitless? Judy all holar students are for an example starting their horses bitlessand every trainer/breeder wants to have natural gaitedness as it take´s to

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-10 Thread Judy Ryder
From the Iceland Review: Tölt is unique to the Icelandic horse. Are there any icelandic-style trainers who train for natural gait? How about any icelandic-style trainers that start horses bitless? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-10 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:45:58 -0700, you wrote: How about any icelandic-style trainers that start horses bitless? Yes, there are some of those here. www.icelandichorses.co.uk (Janice Hutchinson) http://www.oakfield-icelandics.co.uk/ (my ex, Nick) several who don't have websites... and me! ; )

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-10 Thread Judy Ryder
How about any icelandic-style trainers that start horses bitless? Yes, there are some of those here. and me! ; ) Mic, can you describe what you do? How long are they ridden bitless? What type of exercises do you do? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-10 Thread Mic Rushen
Mic, can you describe what you do? I don't do much at all under saddle, as I'm large and I don't think it's fair on the young horses who don't have the muscles or fitness to carry a rider, let alone one my size. However - I do start them. My own horses only, so they are used to me and my ways.

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-10 Thread Judy Ryder
I'm not sure I will feel confident enough to ride her out in a group without the added psychological boost of knowing I can definitely stop her if I really need to, which I don't always have from a bitless bridle. My problem, not the horse's. Maybe wear the bit with an extra set of reins.

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horseman or Horse Owner

2007-09-05 Thread Janice McDonald
I also didn't see that it was directed at you, Mic. yes, i think so often we have some from one group and some from this one and ne're the twain shall meet but I personally feel we all have a lot to offer one another, a lot to learn from the varying perspectives and Mic is one who has a lot

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horsemanship

2007-09-04 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:32:11 -0700, you wrote: I did not know that there was a video already done of the WC?? Neither did I! They are certainly making one, but I wasn't aware it was in production yet. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-04 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 10:04:45PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: you always see indians in movies riding bareback but I have held Indian hand carved and well worn wooden stirrups... they were really large btw... like EZ rides only

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-04 Thread Janice McDonald
because everyone from iceland here trains the same way? janice-- No they do not..there are variances. how can you say that with such certainty. have you ever seen any icelandic people over here training? or the results of their training? or rehabbed any horses that have been

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-04 Thread pyramid
do you happen to know what nation they came from? They came from Little Big Horn. the battle? that would be sioux or cheyenne, yes? --vicka (not an american history whiz)

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-04 Thread pyramid
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 08:00:54AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: because everyone from iceland here trains the same way? janice-- No they do not..there are variances. how can you say that with such certainty. have you ever seen any icelandic people over here training? or

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-04 Thread Ann Cassidy
He took us to his home, where he had a locked room containing stuff I really would have thought you'd find in a museum. he had a lock.of custer's hair (it really was yellow!), a letter from custer to his family, many guns, a tomahawk (the weight and leverage of it would make it easy to kill

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-04 Thread pyramid
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 11:02:22AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: I am not sure either. I had a history professor who was a Little Big Horn/Custer buff. He took us to his home, where he had a locked room containing stuff I really would have thought you'd find in a museum. he had a lock.of

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-04 Thread Judy Ryder
From the Iceland Review: Tölt is unique to the Icelandic horse. Are there any icelandic-style trainers who train for natural gait? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-04 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: because everyone from iceland here trains the same way? janice-- Skye wrote: No they do not..there are variances. Janice Wrote: how can you say that with such certainty. have you ever seen any icelandic people over here

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-04 Thread Karen Thomas
Baldur fra Bakka who won the 1999 flying pace WChe was my trail mount for a long time, wonderful horsevery traditional training. And Baldur is the one who you told us was sent to Hawaii to retire, and who you also said was sterile due to steroid use during his show career, right Skye?

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-04 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Baldur fra Bakka who won the 1999 flying pace WChe was my trail mount for a long time, wonderful horsevery traditional training. And Baldur is the one who you told us was sent to Hawaii to retire, and who you also said was sterile

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You just can not put all of Iceland into a neat little cubical and think that all of them train the same way... But they do, Skye. Sorry, but there is very very little variation in how they train, ride, handle horses. If we were in

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-03 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Janice But Pat Parelli and Satcie Westfall and Lynn Palm have been doing that for years and even judy on this list did it way before that guy. He probably stole it from us :) hey, we're trendsetters! yay. maybe theres some other

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:47:48 -0700, you wrote: It wasn't just that he rode the flying pace - I understand he rode walk, trot, canter and tolt as well if I am not mistaken. Mic was there I think. I was - he did. It was incredible, I was in tears. I think a bareback/bridleless class would be

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
I don't think that many people actually follow thru in using new things that they learn in clinics from foreigners. Note that Judy said MANY. There was that post that someone sent in from the girl she met from the Parelli forum. Of course, she said she was widely ridiculed, but that a few

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
I think it would be great if they offered a bridleless competition for Icelandics. That is really a T2 competition... Absolutely. What I've seen about the loose rein competitions has NOT been impressive - it all seems to be about macho bravado, sort of like the Icelandic drill team demo I

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
your impression, however, does not agree with my experience of gudmar or ebba. so i suspect there is either more variation than you perceive or that your baseline is off somehow. OR...maybe some folks will tell certain gullible people what they want to hear. What? In the context of horses?

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
I know that here on the Big island which is tiny compared to Iceland, we only have around 160,000 people living here, most of them do not own horses.however every trainer trains differently. Have you never read any history of Hawaii, Skye?I never lived there, but I read a lot of the

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Judy, Having bought horses and tried horses from quite a few farms in Iceland I would say that while there is definitely a strong similarity in how they train, there is a huge difference in the outcome. I don't think that many people actually follow thru in using new things that they learn

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Mary Arena
- Original Message - From: Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Judy, I definitely appreciate your continued advocacy for horses and feel that you have a lot more openness to accepting what US trainers do than anything an Icelandic trainer could do. Hi Robyn, These are my sentiments, too.

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Mic, I was - he did. It was incredible, I was in tears. I think a bareback/bridleless class would be amazing, but it might get a bit exciting in the finals with more than one horse on the track! ; ) That would be very interesting : )) but maybe it could be just judged on the initial

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread pyramid
On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 10:04:45PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: you always see indians in movies riding bareback but I have held Indian hand carved and well worn wooden stirrups... they were really large btw... like EZ rides only wooden and instead of neoprene to absorb shock they had

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread pyramid
On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 08:26:30PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote: I have to trust my own eyes, my own first-hand experiences, and my long-term equine experience, over yours. Sorry. and i have to trust mine over yours. sorry. I'm not so sure that a beginner and new owner can see other than a

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread pyramid
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 08:36:02AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote: To make an informed decision, you really need to listen to more than two very young people who have a vested interest in changing certain images. erm. gudmar is quite young; i think ebba is aroud forty, though i haven't asked

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Schulze
i'm neither a beginner horsewoman nor, after a year, a new owner. Umm, I'd say that you are indeed a new horse owner, in my book. I believe I can say that, as I am not a new horse owner, having owned horses for 15 years, and having ridden for over 30. I'd suspect Judy is a bit more

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
i'm neither a beginner horsewoman nor, after a year, a new owner. Umm, I'd say that you are indeed a new horse owner, in my book. I believe I can say that, as I am not a new horse owner, having owned horses for 15 years, and having ridden for over 30. That's kind of my thinking too, Robyn!

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:06:07 -0400, you wrote: Umm, I'd say that you are indeed a new horse owner, in my book. I believe I can say that, as I am not a new horse owner, having owned horses for 15 years, and having ridden for over 30. This made me think I've ridden for 39 years, owned horses

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Schulze
And I've heard so many people say that when they owned horses that they boarded, they had a whole 'nuther wave of being a newbie to go through once they brought their horse home. Dealing with ALL the decisions of horse ownership often doesn't hit home until you are forced to make ALL of the

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that here on the Big island which is tiny compared to Iceland, we only have around 160,000 people living here, most of them do not own horses.however every trainer trains differently. Have you never read any history of Hawaii,

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horseman or Horse Owner

2007-09-03 Thread Judy Ryder
Umm, I'd say that you are indeed a new horse owner, in my book. I believe I can say that, as I am not a new horse owner, having owned horses for 15 years, and having ridden for over 30. This made me think I've ridden for 39 years, owned horses for 34 years, and Icelandics for 21. Been to

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
I would like to see more pics of people riding from the side so I could tell if they were cantle sitting or not. That's one of my huge pet peeves.. You said it, Wanda - mine too. Riding with legs straight under you is not balanced riding if your butt is on the cantle. The rider is

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Icelandic Ponies

2007-09-03 Thread Judy Ryder
While I have seen lots of things I don't like in Iceland - I have also had older trainers come over and give 'heck' to younger trainers for things they didn't like such as a horse I was trying (nearly 20 years ago granted) that must have gotten his tongue over the bit and the trainer had a

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Gudmar

2007-09-03 Thread Judy Ryder
Do I really NEED to post the links to the same pictures we posted maybe three months ago? Yes, that would be interesting. Isn't there a video of him doing what he called a dressage demo at EA? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos:

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horsemanship

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:55:56 -0700, you wrote: Did Bruno start riding bareback and bridleless because he saw LTJ do it? He did it because he has a good relationship with his horse. He started after it was presented on the list. He doesn't even speak English Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horsemanship

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:55:56 -0700, you wrote: (not that he did anything functional except ride the horse in a straight line, on a closed track BTW why isn't there any video of that ride? odd that the WC was video'd, but there's no video of Bruno?). That's another myth in the making.

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horseman or Horse Owner

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
People can own horses all their lives and end up only being a horse owner. Oh, thanks for that Judy. You have never seen my horses, or me riding in person. You are not qualified to make that judgement. I'm now wondering why the hell I bothered participating in this list again. Mic Mic

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
Mic: Redneck? I don't think so, unless rednecks usually ride in a centered, balanced Classical position... Karen: Do I really NEED to post the links to the same pictures we posted maybe three months ago? Judy: Yes, that would be interesting. Ok, Judy, here are a few. These are some

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Gudmar

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
Isn't there a video of him doing what he called a dressage demo at EA? I saw a private one that someone (can't remember who) made, but I don't know of a publicly available one. Let's just say he was saying one thing and doing another. I wasn't impressed. He is a kid when it comes to

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horseman or Horse Owner

2007-09-03 Thread Karen Thomas
Oh, thanks for that Judy. You have never seen my horses, or me riding in person. You are not qualified to make that judgement. Was that directed at you, Mic? I just thought she was making a point to counter what someone else said, claiming to be experienced after owning and boarding a horse

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Bruno

2007-09-03 Thread Judy Ryder
Before heading onto the oval track he spent about 15 minutes in the centre doing a dressage-type display. I would love to see it! Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:26:29 -0400, you wrote: Ok, Judy, here are a few. These are some classical-redneck pictures...but not Classical Riding: But even you have to agree that on his website, his position is good. How many teachers do you know who are crap at doing, but great at teaching? I know

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horseman or Horse Owner

2007-09-03 Thread Mic Rushen
I think you read something into it, Mic, that wasn't there. Did I? Your reply to my comment about owning horses for 34 years was length of time of owning horses is not an indication of being a horseman. Please tell me how I misread it. The comment in full: People can own horses all their

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread pyramid
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 09:48:44AM -0600, Robyn Schulze wrote: i'm neither a beginner horsewoman nor, after a year, a new owner. Umm, I'd say that you are indeed a new horse owner, in my book. I believe I can say that, as I am not a new horse owner, having owned horses for 15 years, and

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread pyramid
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:28:47PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote: http://www.gudmar.com/index.php?option=com_contenttask=categorysectionid=8 id=26Itemid=53 Yeah, and a person can put whatever they want on their own website. How the person actually rides is sometimes quite another. Unless

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread pyramid
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 10:55:12AM -0600, Robyn Schulze wrote: And I've heard so many people say that when they owned horses that they boarded, they had a whole 'nuther wave of being a newbie to go through once they brought their horse home. Dealing with ALL the decisions of horse

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Icelandic Ponies

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Judy, What would an icelandic-style rider and trainer do with a big horse? Actually we had two young trainers - male and female here about 12 years ago they were also at my sister Susan's farm when she was in Ontario. At the time Susan was riding at the Royal Winter Fair and one of the

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Nancy Sturm
... and I both keep horses at home and board. I think it is probably easier to have them at home because I can monitor them by looking out a window. I'm probably an atypical boarder because I feed my own horse (at a full care facility) twice a day and bring him into his pen from pasture every

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Gudmar

2007-09-03 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't there a video of him doing what he called a dressage demo at EA? I saw a private one that someone (can't remember who) made, but I don't know of a publicly available one. Let's just say he was saying one thing and doing another.

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Schulze
i also owned and rode horses as a child and teen; i'm a recycled rider after twenty years between. sum toto i have about ten years of riding behind me, and four of owning, one of which is owning stjarni. i've also served a formal instructor's apprenticeship and passed a state licensure

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Horsemanship

2007-09-03 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Mic He was part of the gala show, not the WC itself, so I assume was not on video of the competition At the German WC they did include some of the evening show when they made the WC video , so maybe they will do the same thing depending on who is putting the video together. I did not know

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Mic Rushen
On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 13:47:07 -0700, you wrote: I broke my leg... well, the dogs did it. Our daughter and son brought their dogs over, and the three boy dogs run and have a jolly time when they're together, and they happened to ram into me. Ouch! Hope it gets better soon. Mic Mic (Michelle)

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Mic Judy, Oh, I agree - but that's also changing. You only have to look at various websites from Iceland which now advertise horses which stand still on a loose rein to be mounted, tolerate the rider flapping their arms and legs etc. You would never have seen that 10 years ago. When I

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread susan cooper
--- Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would never consider getting on a horse, especially one I don't know, without any rein contact. Anything can happen. That is very true, but I have to admit, I mount all my horses with a loose rein. But I have spent a lot of time with them standing

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 02/09/07, susan cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not Judy, but I personally (in my small little world) see two basic types: western on loose rein, and english on heavy contact. I work on my contact a lot. I think I have bad hands and I want to develop hands that move with my horse. I've

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with that. Proper handling is what I want in my foalshowever if I had a choice to purchase a 5 year old with improper handling, or one with very little to no handling, I would pick the later..at least I do not have to start off

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Kim Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find that if I politely and softly push her head away from me, she stops. I let my horses come close to me and there are some rules, no biting, no kicking, even at other horses when I am around, no pushing. They can be taught to follow the

RE: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Karen Thomas
especially people who do not know a lot about horses, even some who do, will treat foals almost like a big dog, forgetting that those foals will get a lot bigger and stronger, very fast, and what you could do safely at 2 months old, you can not do at a year old.. How much does a

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This sort of comment is just as much one of those myths as the ones that they need special saddles and bridles, they all tolt and they can carry 350lb people all day. they always have had to have good brakes simply because of the way

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Susan, That is very true, but I have to admit, I mount all my horses with a loose rein. That may be fine on your own horse, as long as they are never stung or startled by anything but I personally think it is an unsafe habit to mount horses you don't know without holding the reins. They

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/1/07, Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Janice, Any horse that won't be fly sprayed at ten years is a horse that has gaps in ground training and some necessary handling was skipped.. If you don't have flies and other biting bugs where you live then there may not be a need for a

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
as a rider of an icelander-trained icelandic horse, i have to add my agreement to this. i actually *drop* contact to ask for some transitions, such as tolt-walk, and stjarni's brakes are excellent. you do have to know this, though, and it's definitely not the way all american riders are

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mic Judy, Oh, I agree - but that's also changing. You only have to look at various websites from Iceland which now advertise horses which stand still on a loose rein to be mounted, tolerate the rider flapping their arms and legs etc. You

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Judy Ryder
I know that Iceland is a very big place and not every body who is Icelandic trains the same way.it would be like saying that all Americans train the same way, that would be a ridiculous statement. Iceland is about the size of Rockford, Illinois; less people than Honolulu! relatively

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Janice McDonald
honestly, in the end, the overimprinted horse and the horse never handled have about an equal amount of problems/issues. I say that, Judy says that, nobody listens. They just want to stick their horses in a field and leave them alone so they will be like feral cats instead of home raised

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/2/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that Iceland is a very big place and not every body who is Icelandic trains the same way.it would be like saying that all Americans train the same way, that would be a ridiculous statement. Well... no. A very big place...? Have

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Janice McDonald
I know that Iceland is a very big place and not every body who is Icelandic trains the same way.it would be like saying that all Americans train the same way, that would be a ridiculous statement. Like that photo of the guy riding an icelandic horse doing the flying pace with no

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland /Now------- Rein Contact

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- susan cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not Judy, but I personally (in my small little world) see two basic types: western on loose rein, and english on heavy contact. And while a lot of people who are taught English talk about contact, what I actually see is them balancing off the

RE: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: especially people who do not know a lot about horses, even some who do, will treat foals almost like a big dog, forgetting that those foals will get a lot bigger and stronger, very fast, and what you could do safely at 2 months old, you can not

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread pyramid
On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 06:33:51PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote: Iceland is about the size of Rockford, Illinois; less people than Honolulu! relatively small in the scheme of things! Not everyone trains the same, but if you look at the big picture, they have a very small speck on the training

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread pyramid
On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 08:39:44PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: Like that photo of the guy riding an icelandic horse doing the flying pace with no bridle and no reins and no saddle. That was awesome, beautiful, mindboggling. But Pat Parelli and Satcie Westfall and Lynn Palm have been doing

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that Iceland is a very big place and not every body who is Icelandic trains the same way.it would be like saying that all Americans train the same way, that would be a ridiculous statement. Well... no. A very big place...? Have

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like that photo of the guy riding an icelandic horse doing the flying pace with no bridle and no reins and no saddle. That was awesome, beautiful, mindboggling. But Pat Parelli and Satcie Westfall and Lynn Palm have been doing that for

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and we stole it from the palouse, right? :) --vicka you always see indians in movies riding bareback but I have held Indian hand carved and well worn wooden stirrups... they were really large btw... like EZ rides only wooden and instead

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-02 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/2/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok guys I was talking about the physical size, not the amount of people, but the Size of the island. And not everyone trains the same way, anywhere, and especially here, which is why you should understand that if we do not

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that Iceland is a very big place and not every body who is Icelandic trains the same way.it would be like saying that all Americans train the same way, that would be a ridiculous statement. Iceland is about the size of Rockford,

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-02 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Janice But Pat Parelli and Satcie Westfall and Lynn Palm have been doing that for years and even judy on this list did it way before that guy. He probably stole it from us :) hey, we're trendsetters! yay. maybe theres some other good stuff they can learn from us! My sister Linda

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Judy Ryder
Look at the videos and pictures, and it all pretty much looks the same. your impression, however, does not agree with my experience of gudmar or ebba. so i suspect there is either more variation than you perceive or that your baseline is off somehow. I have to trust my own eyes, my own

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Parelli?

2007-09-02 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Like that photo of the guy riding an icelandic horse doing the flying pace with no bridle and no reins and no saddle. It wasn't just that he rode the flying pace - I understand he rode walk, trot, canter and tolt as well if I am not mistaken. Mic was there I think. Bruno did a great job

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-02 Thread Judy Ryder
You just can not put all of Iceland into a neat little cubical and think that all of them train the same way... But they do, Skye. Sorry, but there is very very little variation in how they train, ride, handle horses. If we were in Iceland, and only considered the trainers in Iceland, we

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Size of Iceland

2007-09-02 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/2/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok guys I was talking about the physical size, not the amount of people, but the Size of the island. And not everyone trains the same way, anywhere, and especially here,

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Mic Rushen
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:30:19 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: .however if I had a choice to purchase a 5 year old with improper handling, or one with very little to no handling, I would pick the later..at least I do not have to start off with correcting bad habits. Me too. It's easier to start with a

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread susan cooper
--- Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's easier to start with a clean slate than a horse that someone else has already messed up. And that is exactly why I bought babies! Then I know they have been handled correctly, and if I make a mistake, it is on me. Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Mic Rushen
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:35:11 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: And that is exactly why I bought babies! Then I know they have been handled correctly, and if I make a mistake, it is on me. That's a good idea, but having seen how much people can mess up babies even before they are weaned (Oh it's just

RE: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Karen Thomas
Maybe there is no such as thing as over handling foals. Could it boil down to correct handling or incorrect handling? Amen! Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.1/982 - Release Date: 8/31/2007 5:21

RE: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-01 Thread Karen Thomas
Whoa! Wow how do you go from point A to point B in such a nasty fashion sometimes Janice? I do not feel superior at all, so DO Not Put words in my mouth via email. Skye, SHEESH! You wrote This is a perfect example of why not to over handle foals in my opinion.. And you don't think

RE: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Karen Thomas
Me too. It's easier to start with a clean slate than a horse that someone else has already messed up. There are infinitely many combinations in the middle though, and when we are talking to intelligent, caring horsesmen, there's no reason to limit the discussions to either extreme - as I think

Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Kim Morton
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a good idea, but having seen how much people can mess up babies even before they are weaned (Oh it's just soo cute when he nibbles/kicks/rears up and puts his feet on my shoulders - yuck) it's not

Re: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Nancy Sturm
Oh well, I was going to stay out of this because I don't raise foals and because we had the good fortune of buying two young Icelandic mares that were apparently mostly well handled. However, I once bought a very fancy Section A Welsh pony for my grandson. I'd probably had horses for 35+ years

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland

2007-09-01 Thread Janice McDonald
yes please, gimme a break too. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/1/07, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a good idea, but having seen how much people can mess up babies even before they are weaned (Oh it's just soo cute when he nibbles/kicks/rears up and puts his feet on my shoulders - yuck) it's not infallible. Mic yes and like

Re: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Janice McDonald
I have my A number one guy, my main horse jas, he was not taken from a pasture til he was three and then abused for 30 days, dragged behind a tractor, lashed in the face for spooking, beaten for being afraid. Then I have my stonewall, orphaned foal, taken into the livingroom to be bottle fed on

RE: Fw: Re: [IceHorses] Horse Training in Iceland / Handling Foals

2007-09-01 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Janice, Any horse that won't be fly sprayed at ten years is a horse that has gaps in ground training and some necessary handling was skipped.. If you don't have flies and other biting bugs where you live then there may not be a need for a horse to be fly sprayed. Just different perspective

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