Icelandic Horse & Zoe

Today we went on the trail with an Icelandic horse-Keeko.  It's not very often that we go out with a horse that is smaller than Zoe.  Zoe is usually the smaller horse when I go out with a group.  But today was different.  Keeko is going to do an endurance ride next month, a 30 miler.  So she wanted more trail practice.  Keeko is a nice horse, not a spooky horse and has good manners.  I've been told that in Iceland the horses really don't have any predators, there is nothing there to be "scared of", so these horses tend to be curious rather than spooky.  And I learned today that some Icelandic horses tolt better than others, the tolt gait can be "stronger" in some horses than others.  Keeko isn't considered a horse with a strong tendency to tolt.  But she can tolt, her owner has worked on it.  She was slow up the hills but kept going.  Her owner wanted me to be in front for the ride so I kept my eye on her as we did hill work.  We took some walking breaks and stopped a few times.  Zoe didn't mind going out with a "new" horse.  Today we went to 3 spots that overlooked the lake.  Here's one of our stopping places...Inspiration Point.