IceHorses

Cubby, Icelandic Horse

2010-01-09T09:34:00.000-08:00

Cubby is a 13 year old bay Icelandic gelding. He stands right around 14h. He is super smooth to ride. Cubby is very good for the farrier and hes very good strong hooves, and is going great barefoot. Trailers perfectly! Loads and un-loads like a dream.

Cubby is however, a nervous horse so he wouldn't be suitable for children. He needs an experienced rider. Would be a great project!

Asking $2500 all offers considered.

For more information contact equuscapriccio@yahoo.com

Clicker Training Icelandic Horses to Stand for Mounting

2009-10-18T06:29:00.001-07:00

Icelandic Horses benefit from clicker training. It is easy to teach them to stand for mounting. No need to keep them on a tight rein.

Description by owner: This is a couple of our clicker trained horses being mounted, they are enthusiastic, stand well, and don't move off until they are asked.

Icelandic / Shetland Cross

2009-09-26T09:03:00.001-07:00

This horse is a cross between Icelandic Pony and Shetland Pony.

Clipping an Icelandic Horse

2009-05-10T14:05:00.000-07:00

A previous blog post has some other pictures and links for clipping an Icelandic Horse:

Clipping Icelandic Horses

Here are a few videos of the pre-clip coat, the furminator, furbuster, mars coat king, and the clippers:

What A Horse Wants: A Light Hand

2009-04-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

A quote by Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty:

"... Oh, if people knew what a comfort to a horse a light hand is... we know in an instant what is required of us."

Nosebands on Icelandic Horses

2009-02-15T17:24:00.000-08:00

Why are nosebands used on Icelandic Horses?

Many times we see the Icelandic Horses fighting the bit. It would appear that the jointed bits bother the interior of the Icelandic Horse's mouth. The heavy contact compounds that problem for the horse.

The horse tries to open his mouth to get away from the action of the bit and the harsh contact.

The noseband is tightened up to keep the horse's mouth closed on the bit.

Is that the answer?

Many horses in the world do not wear nosebands and do not open their mouths to get away from the bit.

If something is wrong, we need to find out what it is. If the noseband hides the problem, the problem is still there. A good horseman will not let the horse suffer if he is trying to tell us something is wrong.

Let's start with tossing out the nosebands, and correcting the problems caused by the bits and the heavy contact.

If the jointed bits are a problem for the conformation of the interior of the mouth of the Icelandic Horse, let's use a solid mouthpiece, perhaps a mullen-mouth bit, no shanks.

If the heavy contact is a problem for the horse, let's try riding on a loose or casual rein.

The Icelandic Horse is a smart horse. He does not need or want to be micro-managed through his mouth, while being ridden.

With a smart horse, a well-trained horse, and a good rider, the horse doesn't even need to wear a bit; he can go bitless.

Some other articles to read about Icelandic Horses and bits:

[] Behind the Bit

[] Frame and Reaction to the Bit

[] Gag Bit

[] Gerhard Kapitzke on Nosebands

[] The Leveller Noseband

[] Noseband Affects Breathing

Holar Follows Janice's Lead with Icelandic Horses

2009-02-12T20:49:00.001-08:00

Holar, school for Icelandic Horse trainers, is following Janice's lead in dressing up Icelandic Horses with skirts, hair ties, and feathers :-)

Icelandic Horse Blue Saddle

2009-02-06T21:39:00.000-08:00

A treeless saddle, in a beautiful blue color, fits the Icelandic Horse well.

Charm, Icelandic Horse, Opens Gate

2009-01-09T19:21:00.000-08:00

Charm is a young palomino Icelandic Horse mare, who opens gates. She is a natural gate-opener; we did not teach her to open them.

Icelandic Horse Pictures

2008-12-31T22:43:00.000-08:00

Looking for natural gait in the Icelandic Horse; gaits without manipulation by equipment and rider.

Icelandic Horses

Icelandic Horse Pictures, Images, Photos

Diving Icelandic Horse

2008-12-18T20:37:00.000-08:00

We're in Canada, at Wanda's place, in the indoor swimming pool. This is Skumur, Icelandic Horse, and I, diving into the pool :-)

Do not try this at home; professionals only :-)

And then the Santas came and rode Skumur also! from ground to rooftop to rooftop.

Icelandic Horse Connection Pajama Project

2008-12-11T11:31:00.000-08:00

The Icelandic Horse Connection yearly sponsors a pajama project to provide pajamas to underprivileged children.

You can donate pajamas to any of your local needy programs, or send pajamas to:

Pajama Program
34 E. 39th St., Ste B
New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212-71 MY PJs (212-716-9757)

Genevieve Piturro Founder/Executive Director

More information: Icelandic Horse Connection Pajama Project

Supporting Natural Gaits of the Icelandic Horses

2008-12-01T14:25:00.000-08:00

The Icelandic Horse Connection supports the natural gaits of the Icelandic Horses; and opposes gaits obtained by mechanical / manipulated means.

Anja's Natural Horsemanship

2008-11-28T18:49:00.000-08:00

Anja practices some natural horsemanship exercises with her Icelandic Horses. They seem to love the interaction!

Icelandic Horse Evaluation

2008-11-21T13:54:00.001-08:00

An Icelandic Horse Evaluation in The Netherlands.

And one in Iceland.

TTEAM / Icelandic Horse

2008-11-16T11:12:00.000-08:00

TTeam is good to use on Icelandic Horses. Robyn Hood of the IceFarm has Icelandic Horses and also does clinics on TTeam.

The Ryder Report

2008-11-08T15:13:00.000-08:00

The Ryder Report is brought to you by TheHorse.com

This week's Ryder Report: Ryder Report 11/04/08

Choose the video you'd like to view:

The Ryder Report Videos

Tropical Iceland

2008-10-26T07:22:00.000-07:00

Goat’s head in the deli case
Oh sweet angel-angel-bearded face
Paper mache parade on at night
That’s what you do with no sunlight
In the tropical tropical
Tropical ice-land
Bleak church on a cold tundra
Mountain-glacier-glacier-glacier-stream
Black stone beach and a black death bottle
Is all me and my baby’ll need
In the tropical, tropical
Tropical ice-land
Take intermission at the movies
Freeze outside for one quick smoke
Take a klondike bar from the pop machine
Hey it’s ice cream, no not coke
In the tropical tropical
Tropical ice-land
Let’s meet in Kristiana next summer
Let’s get out before we melt away
I’ve seen enough stray ponies and puffins
To get me through till the end of May
In the tropical tropical
Tropical ice-land

More Than A Bareback Pad

2008-10-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

There are many bareback pads nowadays that are hybrids: a combination of saddle and bareback pad... something that lays between a saddle and a bareback pad.

Here are some of the options:

[] Natural Ride Bareback Pad, Saddle Up Tack

[] Baretek

[] Cashel Soft Saddle

[] Christ Bareback Pad

[] El Campanero Bareback Rider

[] Phantom Bareback Pad by Ghost or Ghost's Phantom

[] Champion Turf Bareback Pad

[] Little Joe Bareback Pad

[] Silver Dollar

[] Best Friend Comfort Plus Bareback Pad

More About Treeless Saddles

Icelandic Horse Car Wash

2008-10-10T17:20:00.000-07:00

In natural horsemanship, the horses are exposed, at their own pace, to different obstacles. This obstacle is called the "car wash". This young Icelandic Horse makes it look easy! Good job!

Getting To Yes: Clicker Training to Improve Horsemanship

2007-08-31T14:26:00.000-07:00

This is a fantastic new book bySharon Foley, called Getting to Yes: Clicker Training for ImprovedHorsemanship. It is very effective with Icelandic Horses / Ponies.

http://iceryder.net/gettingtoyes.html

Tags: icelandic horse, clicker training

Training, Saddle Fit, Back Shapes

2007-08-28T17:06:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pages of information about Icelandic Horses:

Getting to Yes, Clicker Training Horses:

http://iceryder.net/gettingtoyes.html

Saddle Fit:

http://iceryder.net/saddlefit.html

Back Shapes:

http://iceryder.net/backshape.html

Memory Match Game:

http://iceryder.net/icehorsesmemorymatch3.html

Evaluations:

http://iceryder.net/evaluations.html

Tags: icelandic horse, saddle fit, training

2007-08-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

Here's an interesting thread about trotting and Icelandic Horses:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/message/104761

Judy
Icelandic Horse Connection
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com

Tags: icelandic horse, natural gaits, trotting

Cookie, Icelandic Horse Mare

2007-08-10T22:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some videos of my Icelandic Horse mare, Cookie, who is 11 years old.

Tags: icelandic horse, clicker training, natural horsemanship

Cha Cha's First Piano Lesson

2007-08-01T22:19:00.000-07:00

This is the first "piano" lesson in clicker training for this little Icelandic Horse mare.

Charm on the Platform

2007-05-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

Here's a little video of Charm, my Icelandic Horse filly, stepping up on the platform:

http://iceryder.net/videocharmplatform.html

Tags: icelandic horse, clicker training, natural horsemanship, platform

Sokki, Icelandic Horse, Natural Gait

2007-04-13T21:14:00.000-07:00

This is Sokki, a 15 year old Icelandic Horse, gaitingnaturally with no shoes, no boots, no weights, no pinching saddle, nonoseband, no heavy contact, no ventroflexed frame:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3011147237271300893

Tags: icelandic horse clicker training ijslander ijslands paard ijsland iceland island pferd tölt telgang

Gaited Horses Book

2007-04-12T15:33:00.001-07:00

A "must have"book:

Lee Ziegler's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo

Tags: gaited horse book

For Sale in Nevada

2007-04-12T15:33:00.000-07:00

For Sale in Nevada:

Icelandic cross mare; 3/4 Icelandic yearling:

http://iceryder.net/foxivinney.html

Tags: icelandic horse for sale

B.F. Skinner on Horses

2007-04-12T15:32:00.001-07:00

B.F. Skinner on Horses:

There is definitely something wrong with the way the horses are handled," wrote Skinner (1983, p. 82) after making several visits to a horse barn.

"Their control is almost exclusively aversive. I am going to talk to the teacher in charge of the horses and unless she thinks it likely to 'spoil' the present training, I'll try to ... shape some behavior" (p. 82).

Armed with a frying pan and a bicycle horn, Skinner began to shape the behavior of a horse named Mama. Using the frying pan to feed small amounts of oats or hay to Mama and the horn's sound as a conditioned reinforcer, he shaped Mama to turn her head to one side.

Later, Skinner could hold Mama's head so that a bridle could be placed on her head and a bit placed in her mouth. But soon his investigation was halted after a rider in the barn informed him that he had violated a fundamental rule of horse training: "You must not be nice to a horse."

By positively reinforcing desired behavior, he was found guilty of "spoiling" (p. 83) the horse. He abandoned his investigation.

These observations, presented in Skinner's autobiography, well characterize the attitudes of horse handlers today: Few types of behavior are controlled by positive reinforcement.

Tags: bf skinner positive reinforcement clicker training

Groundwork and Bareback Riding

2007-04-12T15:32:00.000-07:00

Groundwork and riding bareback:

A video of Bleikja, which includes ground work, and riding bareback and bridleless:

http://iceryder.net/nhbleikja.html

Two videos of Iris and Roskur, riding bareback and in halter:

http://iceryder.net/irisroskurhalter.html

Tags: icelandic horse bareback riding ground work

Special Mare for Sale

2007-04-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

Special Mare for Sale:

This is Stella, with natural gaitedness, who needs to be in an SE-free area, with someone to manage her weight.

http://iceryder.net/kathystella.html

Tags: icelandic horse mare for sale

Analyzing Gaits

2007-04-12T15:30:00.001-07:00

We are working on analyzing gaits from videos, to be put on the website for educational purposes. Here are a few samples:

http://iceryder.net/gaitstella.html

http://iceryder.net/mountainhorse.html

If you have any video of your Icelandic Horse in gait, we would love to add
it to the collection. Any gait video is welcome, from under saddle to gaits
at liberty.

Tags: icelandic horse gaits tolt rack fox trot

Recall on Pergolide

2007-04-12T15:30:00.000-07:00

Recall on Pergolide

For those who have Insulin Resistant Icelandic Horses (or any other breed), stayed tuned for up to date information on the recall of pergolide. New information and updates will be placed on this page:

http://iceryder.net/pergolide.html

Tags: icelandic horse pergolide cushings insulin resistant

Pajamas and Horses

2007-04-12T15:28:00.000-07:00

We, owners of Icelandic Horses, are so very blessed. We like to step forward and give to those who are less fortunate.

Please help to represent the Icelandic Horse Connection in the quest for pajamas (and books) for the Pajama Program, as seen on Oprah. These donated items will be given to needy children in the name of the Icelandic Horse.

More information:
http://www.google.com/base/a/1196895/D13957269745682597826

Please help us to be well represented! We are the first horse group to participate; a successful drive could be a great reflection on the breed!

Thanks!

Tags: icelandic horse

Icelandic Horse Filly Needs Home

2007-04-12T15:27:00.000-07:00

Icelandic Filly Needs Home:

This filly is pasture bound due to an injury to the hind leg:

http://iceryder.net/brenna.html

Tags: icelandic horse

Saddles for Icelandic Horses

2007-03-17T21:58:00.000-07:00

Icelandic Horses come in a multitude of back and barrel shapes, sizes, and lengths. Some Icelandic Horses are short-backed and mutton-withered. Saddle fitting that type of horse is difficult, however, we have found that the treeless saddles are a good option for them. Here is the Sensation saddle, which many have found to be wonderful for their Icelandic Ponies:

http://iceryder.net/sensation.html

Tags: icelandic horse, saddle, saddle fitting, tack

Identifying Icelandic Horse Gaits

2007-03-17T21:44:00.000-07:00

Identifying Icelandic Horse gaits:

http://iceryder.net/gaitstella.html

Tags: icelandic horse natural gait training horsemanship