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Thank you ! Betty

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Thank you for your advice! However The sights you sent say no advertising allowed...As I need to discuss a trade Thanks Betty.
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I am a brand-new owner of a beautiful 2-year-old Icelandicgelding. We have 3 "regular" horses (a quarter horse, a Tenn. walker and a paint), but I have heard that Icelandics should not be started on any kind of ground work until they are 4 years old. So what, exactly, should we be doing with his? Can we start leading him with a halter and lead rope?

I also have a 2-year old Icelandic that I bought with his mother last year. I have had conflicting advise. The bottom line is that they should not be ridden until they are 4 or 5 years old. However, I don't think it would hurt to teach him ground manners. It's a lot easier when they are young. I have been playing some of the Parelli games with my Icelandic. They are so friendly and want to be in your pocket, therefore, they need boundaries just like any other horse. Pick up his feet, lead him around, teach him to yield to pressure. None of these things will hurt him.
Sandi
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Re: Starting Horses

"I have heard that Icelandics should not be started on any kind of ground work until they are 4 years old."

"I have had conflicting advise."

It is to the horse's advantage to do groundwork and have positive human interaction as young as possible.

The way they do things in Iceland may not have logical reasons for us. For them, not working with young horses came about most likely because they have too many horses to work with, the horses may not have enough nutrition, and they are not experienced in training and working with young horses (i.e. if they did it wrong and created pushy youngsters, then it may have come about to say "do not work with young horses; it is not a good thing to do").

Young horses, as in any young living thing, have a great capacity to learn things better at a younger age. It helps create more neurons in their brains, making them smarter, and preparing them for their future as riding horses and being exposed to things they will encounter in their adult "jobs".

See the pages at:

http://iceryder.net/brain.html

http://iceryder.net/discrim.html

http://iceryder.net/learn.html

http://iceryder.net/good.html

Judy

>>old. So what, exactly, should we be doing with his? Can we start leading
him with a halter and lead rope
 
Hi...you can do a ton of stuff with your baby IcePony. You can start doing ground training and ground driving. Clicker training. You can pony him on SHORT...EASY....FLAT.. rides.
 
You may also want to join the YahooGroups list IceHorses
_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses)

Saddle fit is an important topic with Icelandic Horses / Ponies.

Some Icelandic Ponies (Horses) are very short backed. The length of the saddle should not sit past the last rib of the Icelandic's back.

Here are a few pictures showing where to locate the last rib:

http://iceryder.net/lastrib.html

Thank you, Judy . The information on saddle fit is very helpful.

Ellen

There are several videos of Icelandic Horses at http://youtube.com/icehorses

View the synopsis of the article written by a German magazine, Cavallo, about the Icelandic Horse World Championship and the abuses:

http://iceryder.net/cavalloarticlesynopsis.html

Edited by author 02-21-2008 08:57 PM
Here's a beautiful inspirational video with Icelandic Horses:

http://iceryder.net/videoinspiration.html

I have a five year old Icelandic gelding who is taking very well to driving training. I recently got a really good deal on a practice cart. They said they had driven Haflingers. My Vindur is the Hummer model Icelandic and he doesn't fit the poles. I am going to shop for replacement poles but I can't take him along. Any of you folks who are knowledgeable about driving Iceys have any guidelines for measuring the poles so these fit him?? He is a full 14 hands and built like a draft horse. Please answer to stonedesign1@earthlink.net. Thanks

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