The Goal is Naturally Gaited Icelandic Horses

To breed naturally gaited horses, we need to get rid of all of the mechanical aids that are used to make the horse gait.

More about mechanical aids: http://iceryder.net/mechanicalaids.html

Let's start with breeding the boots out of the breed. If the Icelandic Horse cannot move or gait without "protective" boots, let's take that horse out of the gene pool. Let's not allow for boots to be used in breeding evaluations, competitions, or other shows.

If a horse is wearing boots, it has one of two meanings, or perhaps both:

[] The horse is so poorly conformed that he may cut his own leg when moving,

[] The horse's legs are being weighted to enhance gait.



Let's get to natural gaits with the Icelandic Horse!