Manolo Mendez works with his first Icelandic Horse from hind www Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 8 min 67 sec
✓ Published: 09-Oct-2014

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In 2011, Manolo Mendez worked with his first Icelandic horse Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal) in both classical in-hand exercises and body work.Blessi, a 15-year old gelding, was brought to the clinic so Manolo could point out some ways to improve Blessi's canter--which tends to be more 4-beat than 3-beat.Manolo was to do an in-hand session in the morning and ride Blessi in the afternoon.Such was the plan.nnBlessi had not been on trail ride for a month so the day before the clinic he took a