Wednesday, August 13, 2008

What Gait / Draumur

What gait is this Icelandic Horse doing in the "tolt" section:

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Sterling, Icelandic Horse

Sterling, an Icelandic Horse in Australia, being trained by Yvonne Lemis and her partner in training, Christiane:


A little wary of the camera person.


Photos by Yvonne Lemis of OZ: http://www.lemis.com/yvonne/

Nattfari's First Mounting

Nattfari gets lots of groundwork before being mounted for the first time.




Photos by Yvonne Lemis of OZ: http://www.lemis.com/yvonne/

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Bareback Bitless


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Originally uploaded by Oifi74
This Icelandic Horse is being ridden bareback and bitless, in a halter.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

What Do We See

What do we see in a photo? It's always good to look at saddle placement, notice noseband, how much contact, horse's conformation.

Click here to see a larger version



Originally uploaded by equinenow


Saturday, August 2, 2008

What Gait / Icelandic Horse

What gait is this Icelandic Horse mare doing? She is bareback, barefoot, and bitless. No manipulation. This is her natural gait.












Andi's Chiropractic Treatment

Andi, a five-year-old palomino Icelandic Horse gelding, has a chiropractic treatment. He doesn't bend his neck to the right as well as to the left.





See http://desertduty.blogspot.com for more info about Andi.