tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post2198800569246987681..comments2023-07-03T11:31:43.687-04:00Comments on Fran Jurga`s Hoofcare + Lameness: Icelandic Hoof Interlude at Cornell: Sigurdsson Tolts OnFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-48334830118825613902018-04-09T02:03:11.253-04:002018-04-09T02:03:11.253-04:00my name is Ava. My horses name is Boulder but I ca...my name is Ava. My horses name is Boulder but I call him Beau Bo. I'm trying to find information about my horse's hooves. I just got him last September 2017 and I noticed that he sometimes trips. I've noticed this going downhill on a walk. I noted that there was a comment somewhere on a blog about feet trimming needing to be done in line with his foot. Since I'm not a farrier I&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611729536439413454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-17231825539023917632011-02-26T08:49:42.421-05:002011-02-26T08:49:42.421-05:00I believe the gaits do originate from the confirma...I believe the gaits do originate from the confirmation of the horse (and have yet to see one with perfect confirmation). With that said, the Icelandic horse usuallly has a tendency to be base narrow and have angular deviations (carpus valgus, fetlock valgus)and usually rotational deviations as well in the pastern and/or coffin joints (usually axial or varus). I attended the Cornell Conference tkfllcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-59109255409329824582008-08-11T04:31:00.000-04:002008-08-11T04:31:00.000-04:00Anonymous is totally right! And yeah, there is ice...Anonymous is totally right! <BR/><BR/>And yeah, there is icelandic horses that can't tølt(very few, though), some can't trot, and a good amount of them can't go FLYING pace. <BR/><BR/>However, when they "help" the horse to go clean in the gait(sorry for the bad English, I'm Norwegian), it's often because the riders can't get it quite right themselves. And the shoeing "helps"...<BR/><BR/>Well, if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-24539240558873167212007-11-15T11:31:00.000-05:002007-11-15T11:31:00.000-05:00I've ridden Icelandics for years and have never se...I've ridden Icelandics for years and have never seen one that couldn't tolt; some prefer to trot and some cannot do the flying pace, but they all should have a tolt in there naturally -- most I've ridden haven't worn shoes at all.<BR/><BR/>Granted, most of my experience with Icelandic horses is in Iceland itself; it may be that horses elsewhere were exported for a reason!Superfectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160193760814449962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-49131370729770021422007-11-13T17:46:00.000-05:002007-11-13T17:46:00.000-05:00It's a shame that you could not have been present ...It's a shame that you could not have been present at the Cornell seminar this weekend so you could have seen an expert farrier at work. I agree that some horses are manipulated into performing gait expressions that are not natural to them, but that was not the case at this conference. <BR/><BR/>I would not report on something that I thought was manipulative, nor would Cornell have allowed it toFran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-55191720692800204732007-11-13T17:32:00.000-05:002007-11-13T17:32:00.000-05:00No, Icelandic's don't just have trot and pace. Th...No, Icelandic's don't just have trot and pace. That's what the breed standard says, but it doesn't mean that they actually do. Some Icelandic's can't trot. Some can't pace, and MANY - probably MOST - can't do the breed signature gait without manipulation. Many times, it's simply not in their structure. The same is true with any gaited horse breed. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Gait doesn't originate in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-29314502556667422892007-11-13T14:23:00.000-05:002007-11-13T14:23:00.000-05:00Responding to the post by "Anonymous": I think you...Responding to the post by "Anonymous": I think you have the wrong idea about what this farrier was teaching. Icelandics are naturally able to both trot and pace; the tolt is a four beat gait that must BE four beats to excel in the judge's eyes. It is a natural gait for these horses, but must be precisely four beats. Siggy was able to get remarkable results with only minor adjustments of flat Fran Jurgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-89746741578111812602007-11-13T07:19:00.000-05:002007-11-13T07:19:00.000-05:00I love Icelandic horses; they are by far my favori...I love Icelandic horses; they are by far my favorite breed to ride (and just to generally be around, given how smart and sturdy they are). They are addictive -- once you've ridden in Iceland, you have to go back again.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a great clinic!Superfectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160193760814449962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346569.post-11679423039004092312007-11-13T06:51:00.000-05:002007-11-13T06:51:00.000-05:00Gaited horses need to be trimmed exactly like thre...Gaited horses need to be trimmed exactly like three-gaited horses: with their hoofs trimmed to be in balance, not too long and not too short. In other words, their conformation dictates how they should be trimmed, NOT their gaitedness. (Of couse, shoes may be dictated when/if a horse needs therapy for a medical condition, or for protection in a particularly rocky area - but the rules apply Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com