Icelandic shows its pace

[TrasaM]

You wouldn't think a little horses legs could move this fast. Amazing to see the difference between the different paces too.

http://youtu.be/Gbw-y9-VMQo

 

[Gloi]

I like it when I go out with new people and they look at us like 'that little hairy lump will never keep up with my big horse' and then they can't keep up with his walk even though his legs are half the length of their horse's, then when they trot or canter he just speeds up and tolts next to them with the competitive little glint in his eye that he has.

 

[Spring Feather]

Lol that was cool. They are such funny little horses. My friend breeds them and I've had a few rides on them tolting all over the hills. Lots of fun for about 10 minutes but not my thing. However my friend thinks they are just fantastic :smile3:

 

[TrasaM]

Gloi. They look like fun to ride. Are they really smooth ?

 

[alainax]

Wow, that little grey tolting/trotting faster than the other at a full on canter! awesome!

Followed this link from the one above,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VRI4iPS-jE

mesmerizing to watch!

 

[Spot_On]

Love watching Icelandics tolting- amazing!

 

[hobo]

Watched the Icelandic doing dressage as well fantastic little ponies.

 

[doriangrey]

Look at the little dude go! It led me to the this lovely vid.

[video=youtube;uMajlBlpqIw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMajlBlpqIw&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[TrasaM]

DorianGrey.. Lovely video and now I want to find out who the music is by

 

[misterjinglejay]

What super little ponies - love them. And yes, the music was fantastic. I wonder who it was by??

 

[AnotherNewbie]

Wow, that little grey tolting/trotting faster than the other at a full on canter! awesome!

Followed this link from the one above,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VRI4iPS-jE

mesmerizing to watch!

Made me chuckle at how 'incompetent' the riders looked riding a normal (all be it fast!) trot!

 

[TrasaM]

I can't find reference to who the music is by but I did find the attached video.
What a fab little horse. They seem to take every size of rider from full grown men to a teeny 6 year old in the attached video.
http://youtu.be/C2IK9FttfWc

 

[Gloi]

Gloi. They look like fun to ride. Are they really smooth ?

Yes, if they are going well. If you ride one that is stiff and pacey, it's not comfortable, but when you get one with a nice tolt it's incredibly smooth. You sometimes only realise how fast you are going by the speed the scenery passes you by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVoU_n97k8

 

[angellauren]

These look like fantastic ponies!!!

 

[Kikke]

These look like fantastic ponies!!!

Don't let a Icelandic person hear you!! They are horses!

 

[LittleMonster]

They look fab! They don't half move do they!!

I love the manes in the video of them at what looks like a show/race track!

 

[stimpy]

Don't let a Icelandic person hear you!! They are horses!

I am an Icelandic person and I don't give a fig if you call them ponies I certainly do!

If anyone shows an interest in my small hairy people I am just glad that they do and will happily prattle on for ages, the last thing I am going to do is give the pompous "Actually they are horses not ponies" speech.

 

[TrasaM]

I am an Icelandic person and I don't give a fig if you call them ponies I certainly do!

If anyone shows an interest in my small hairy people I am just glad that they do and will happily prattle on for ages, the last thing I am going to do is give the pompous "Actually they are horses not ponies" speech".

Your small hairy people are fascinating any photos?

 

[stimpy]

Your small hairy people are fascinating any photos?

Tons, but sadly nowhere that I can post a link to!

 

[stimpy]

Aha! I realise I do have a photo of one of mine:

See I can't resist if someone shows an interest

 

[TrasaM]

Aha! I realise I do have a photo of one of mine:

See I can't resist if someone shows an interest

What a lovely horse. Great mane and tail ..

 

[Happytohack]

Another Icey owner (aka addict here). I've got several - all beautiful colours and at the moment very hairy. Wouldn't have any other breed

 

[stimpy]

What a lovely horse. Great mane and tail ..

Aww shucks, thank you This was us on our Icelandic competition debut. Unfortunately later injury made it our one and only competition.

She is not my only Icelandic but she is very, very special to me, she is my soul mate She's actually not a very good tolter at all as she has a strong natural preference for trot (she just LOVES to canter though!) but I wouldn't change an atom of her

 

[stimpy]

Wouldn't have any other breed

I do have another breed (my long suffering Tb lives with my three hairy people!) but I can't imagine not having an Icey. Well done on the colours, I only have boring ones!

 

[Gloi]

Competitions? Not today

 

[stimpy]

Competitions? Not today

Fab! I have plenty of those type of photos too, and plenty of such shots actually at competitions It amuses me how they can sleep flat out in a tiny corral in the middle of a show ground but that's an Icey for you.

 

[Gloi]

You know him - Never pass the chance to have a snack and never pass the chance for a sleep - Stock that energy up in case it's a bad winter...and if it isn't - well just use it to go fast...

 

[Annagain]

I had a go when I went to Iceland on holiday, it's surprisingly comfortable to sit to. Mine was only about 11hh so I was expecting a really choppy little stride but it was nothing like it, it almost felt like being on a boat on a river, not entirely smooth but generally just gliding along.

 

[babymare]

They are amazing just amazing ponies so versertile and gorgeous. never owned 1 but friends did and always have admired from afar.

 

[GeeGeeboy]

Hurray! An Icy thread! I have a hairy little guy too, love Icelandics.