Charm, Icelandic Horse, Clipping Gone Bad

Either she was not dry enough, or still dirty enough, or the product gunked up the clipper blades as they bogged down and stopped cutting.

I have to buy some new blades tomorrow somewhere!

Christ Lammfelle Bareback Pad

Christ Lammfelle Bareback Pad on Icelandic Horse.

Icelandic Horses of Canada

Here are some Icelandic Horses in Canada coming in for dinner. These particular horses are trained American style.

Torsion Saddles For Sale

These torsions are good for Icelandic Horses and fit them. Saddle pads available. Contact Karen Windgait@Gmail.com

Icelandic Horse Escapes

Natural Horsemanship for Icelandic Horses

The imperceptible connection between Icelandic Horse and rider is the key to natural horsemanship. You are a horseman if you have two-way communication with your horse, without bits, nosebands, whips.

Any type of training that uses severe bits, severe nosebands, whips, weights, etc., is not horsemanship.

Muscle for Icelandic Horse Gait

How much pressure on the reins... how much muscle... how many pounds of pull... how much weight... on the reins, does it take to make the Icelandic Horse gait?

How did it ever get to this point, where the riders use such severe bits (jointed mouthpiece with long shanks), combined with tight nosebands, and strong contact to get the Icelandic Horse to gait??

Isn't the goal of "horsemanship" to be as light as possible, with as little as possible?