I don't support crossing Icelandics with other breeds. But I am always curious as to what the cross would look like. Here is Sugar, who is a 14.0 hand rose gray cross between an Icelandic and an Andalusian.
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.
Pages
- Postings
- Jules Verne & Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Pony in William Morris' Kitchen
- Icelandic Horse Books
- Icelandic Breeding Standards
- Best of Blessi Stories
- Is this trotty, pacey or clear tolt or rack
- MCOA Hereditary Eye Defect in Silver Dapples
- Bone Spavin in the Icelandic Horse
- Laminitis
- Velkomin, Bienvenu--How to translate Blessiblog
- MtDNA Origins of the Icelandic Horse
- Icelandic Horse Twins--A Wonderful and Cautionary Tale
- Using World Fengur
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Great Way to Train Icelandics to Trailer Load
Most Icelandics are very food oriented. I love the way this horse trainer uses clicker training and positive reinforcement to teach Normann the Icelandic to trailer load. The trainer also chunks down the action--approach trailer, stand by trailer calmly, put one foot on trailer, etc.--before attempting the next step. And the horse is a willing participant.
There are three videos posted about this process--all very informative.
Sunday, August 26, 2018
A Newfoundland Dances in Canine Freestyle
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