most breeder i talked with only talked about a not pregnant mare when they had one, that the mare... the mare did abort the foal, did not took or not pregnant, not in foal, no conception, Embryo died off, and such...
and as they did tak about a new mare, possible starting of riding traing of the new miniature mare i did think they talked about this with not settling^^....
thats great that the caugh was only the one time, and the light diarrhea could be from the milk or the stress from the running or heat,and should be gone in some day, hope the Little Girl is bether now^^
The toe should also be soon when they are out and the pasture and running and Walking around more, or your vet or farrier can help...and you did write that it is already bether.
Feykja...a cute Name, it suites her, so you did not go with the first letter of the mare,
was it easy to find the name or did you need some day to sort out more of the names to find the right one?
Cute action pics, the head is cute, will be interesting to see how she looks in the next month and year, and what gaits she will be best
hope she stays so full of enery and the curiosity till adult
poor Heta, hope she calms down soon with her heat and the bugs
@ [Braveheart]
thats great with the Job and the riding
and that you can ride Adagio,she sounds nice!
nice that you start in canter..lope^^, and maybe soon can try to ride outside in the Arena.
So any tips to stop bouncing in the saddle? I already know (heels down are a given) and to keep my legs underneath me, and where to position my legs on her barrel, but any other tips would be much appreciated. Thanks! ~
thats not easy, its instinct, Feeling going with the movement ....maybe you should ask your Trainer to help you, maybe you dont bounce so much in the saddle as you may think.... or try to shorten the stirrups? riding without any helps to...
heels down is not always the best way...a rider...a beginner goes all stiff changes there seat and bammm you have new problems^^ Close the eyes feel the strides and movement of the horse, ask your Trainer to take you on the lunge till you are more sure, so you only have to work on your seat and not control the horse too...
or maybe try a english saddle when western saddle works bad for you...
tell how it does go
@ Soul of Winter:
Hime already did say a lot...
but i would also like to say something^^
First of...i like to know...why do you want and Need an icelandic horse? and for what do you want it...Show,competition, driving, pleasure horse, for an adult or children?
What gait do you ride the most, and why do you like it?
Then: be honest about you Goal, your riding ability, your icelandic horse knowledge( you will not have fun with an high enery competition breed horse, or very intelligent icelandic when you dont know any!)
icelandic horses are not the most easy horses!
YOU must be an informed, know as much as possible, go visit as much horses as possible and ride them too, talk with People.
you need to know anything about them, what temperament -character are you looking for, what ambitions you have and if the horse is the right for this,...riding always alone or in group,
, how to Keep them- where to Keep them, how to take care of them, how to Train them, how to ride them, how to see difference in gaits, how they are when sick (some will not show it till it can be nearly to late, or show one problem but the bigger one is hidden)
The best one to know is: is there a Trainer near you, where you can drive fast when you have problems with the horse...an icelandic horse Trainer!!
They often are horses who Need to click...a one Person horse....they can work with you...but will only show the best of themself with there one Person...
They are NOT really children horses...some may work well but other...lets say..they can be soooooooo mean Little bastards for a kid
They may look strong, but most are not build for to much weight.!
they are often really expensive
...not only the horse, but the special for them only tack...you will see this when you go looking for the right icelandic bite, saddle or bridle...it can make you cry, hoof shoes for icelandic horses, feed, ....icelandic horses are many things....sometimes even in one horse-
very individual character. It is patient, adaptable, uncomplicated and sometimes very spirited, it often has a friendly personality,
nice, loving, stubborn, calm,hotheaded, high temper, difficult, strong,confusing, flighty, spooky,lazy, hardy, ready to go, strong personality, strong headed, heavy,frustrating, funny, mean,cute, slow, light, looking like a tank but cant lift weight, can have more than one personality...they can be loving and good working at one day and the other you can have a mule at your Hands...or a bronco, you cant really say they are one character...i did see horses nice with one Person-rider and to the other they where mean did not let them catch it or did try to get them down to the ground, not one horse looks the same, most are intelligent, smart, prankster, easy going, learning fast, when your fence is bad they will get out...they also find the one place where it is not the strongest...
You can both find the safest children’s horses, and the hottest pace race horses within this breed, also gentle to dangerous horses.
they are really no easy keeper, you must watch what you feed them, when possible no sugar, grain only when working and then you must be careful what and how much you give, Mineral feed is an other Special Thing to watch out, salt.... at what pasture you put them, grass for cows and such can make them sick, to sweet grass or such can make them sick...we got the rule here and other owner or breeder we talked say so too- never put out an icelandic horse on a pasture without making it used to grass after winter slowly over some weeks and then only put them on grass that is high enough...like a bottle...
they need shelter on the pasture and when there are trees to stand under...
the summer itch can be big Problem(do you live near water or forest where there are lots of bugs...), caugh, laminitis,leg, hoof, back Problems (when trained to soon-to much-wrong way- wrong saddle-to heavy rider...)
they are not the best with warm-hot weather...some can be ok
they are strong headed, stubborn, they learn fast and that goes for mistakes x2 or 3, with them you often will learn new things...good and bad things, sometimes they make you cry, other times make you laugh
when they want you of there back...they will bing you down, when they dont want to work they want take a step...
they are herd animals...most when not nearly all...will be unhappy when they are in a stall all day, alone.
they love to stay out in the pasture with a herd of icelandics...some may accept other horse breeds, but they must know this from birth...they can be Little bastards with non icelandic horses...
as hime already did say...most are trail horses, they love to be outside, but many cant really stand Arena...
but it all depends on the horse, the line it was breed of, an pure icelandic horse, a horse breed in your area or a mix...and the character, how it did grow up, how much handling, love, careful Training by a Person who knows what they do...and so on
Then the Age...you Need to know that most of them are only started under saddle with 4...most 5-6 years...till then they live nearly wild in a herd with different ages, on the pasture with as less handling as possible (but this depends on the breeder... today most start with groundwork and handling to get a more tame easy to handle horse!) they need extensive Training and new experiences, often its done in two parts...
They need time to settle in a new home, most are not horse that you buy, put in a stall and pull out to ride some hours later...
But it all depends on the horse. you cant say all are the same, when you really want and Need an icelandic horse, you may find the horse that works for you.
here a site with some little about them
http://iceryder.net/buying.html
http://trailridermag.com/article/icelandic-horse-15074
http://ishestar.is/icelandic-horse
Her name wasn't an easy one like Tý's... I had 50 names picked out when she was born, which I did narrow down to about list of 20 after she was half week old. List of 20 I cut down to half in a day. Then it was competition between 2 names for few days. XD But I did have it before she was week old. 
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Her mother is a Selle-Français (a French saddlebred, as we are French haha) and her father is an Irish Cob. This results in a buffalo-looking horse. Yup. 
Luckily this time we are not out of bedding.