As a little girl, I always wanted a pony for Christmas. Santa never brought me a pony. So in my late 40s, I started taking horseback riding lessons. When I turned 50, I got my first horse, an Icelandic named Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal). Little did I know how much fun life with an Icelandic was going to be. Blessi has a unique perspective on life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoy Blessi. And you will probably read about my cats from time to time.
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- MCOA Hereditary Eye Defect in Silver Dapples
- Bone Spavin in the Icelandic Horse
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- Velkomin, Bienvenu--How to translate Blessiblog
- MtDNA Origins of the Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Horse Twins--A Wonderful and Cautionary Tale
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Cross--Tennessee Walker and Draft
I do know of one Iceland-Draft cross, but I don't have video. Instead, here is an example of a Tennessee Walker and Draft cross. Theoretically such a cross would always carry the genetic potential to gait since all TWs tested (at least per studies so far) have been AA. So AA X CC = 100% AC. Of course the quality of the gait will be impacted by conformation, training, native ability etc.
This is an interesting cross. Note I am not advocating for crossing pure bred Icelandics with other breeds.
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