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Icelandic Horse Discussions
The IceHorses email discussion forum on YahooGroups is very active. If you own or are interested in Icelandic Horses, please feel free to join us here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icehorses
Our discussions include everything about the Icelandic Horses including: saddle fit, bits, nosebands, conformation, breeding, care, feeding, insulin ( Read more... ) -
Working With Young Horses
I also have Icelandic Horses. Even tho your horse may be too young to ride yet, you can do a lot of things with her to prepare her for riding, and to strengthen your relationship and your bond with her.
See some of the videos at http://youtube.com/icehorses
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A Pain in the Mouth of the Icelandic Horse
Sometimes the style of riding of the Icelandic Horse and the quest for speed and ribbons negatively affects the mouth of the Icelandic Horse.
This is a natural horse and if trained with natural horsemanship, bits aren't necessary!
In this video, we see all sorts of abusive treatment of the Icelandic Horse. Equipment that doesn't fit, and equipment ( Read more... ) -
Natural and Artificial Gaits
Gaits can be natural to the Icelandic Horse, or they can be enhanced and / or manipulated by mechanical means to create artificial gaits.
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