SET THE PACE MAGAZINE

The format is A5, and most issues are black and white only, though sometimes we go mad and do a colour one just for fun. This is real grass-roots "desk top publishing". The desk top is in Mic´s office at Tresais Farm, and the entire thing is done at home. If you visit us near the time of publication, you may well get roped in to helping with collating and stapling it together! There are currently subscribers in 14 countries.

What´s in STP?

Plenty of good quality photos (with a few issues in colour, too) and articles such as the following:

Forthcoming events, shows, competitions and courses held throughout the UK.

Who´s bought a new horse, what horses have been imported, foals born, horses sold, general comings and goings.

Results from serious and fun competitions in the UK and abroad.

Horses and tack for sale. Gift ideas. Books. Horse trainers. Everything you need if you love Icelandics.

Specials - Something different in every issue. Here´s a selection:

By Árnþrúður Heimisdóttir.The annual Autumn round-up, bringing sheep and horses down from the mountain pastures to the farms where they will spend the winter. Árnþrúður (aka Lukka) studied at Hólar and has bred and trained Icelandics for many year.

By Mic Rushen. What is it, what are the rules, what are the judges looking for... and how the hell do you pronounce it?

By Jo Tonkinson. The Viking Festival on the Shetland Islands. Jo lives on Shetland and keeps Icelandics and Shetland ponies.

Authors have included Marci Stacey, Fi Pugh, Rita Austin and Mic Rushen.

By Janice Hutchinson. An in-depth look at this thorny subject by a self-taught expert whose interests include equine massage, TTEAM-touch, balanced riding and Ride with your Mind. Janice is also an International Le TREC judge.

By Machteld van Dierendonck. Przewalski´s and Mongolian horses in their natural habitat. Machteld has studied horses in Iceland and Mongolia and is involved with a project which breeds and releases Przewalski´s horses back to the steppes.

By Mic Rushen. A brief history of the Viking lifestyle, and the place of the horse in Viking times.

By Árnþrúður Heimisdóttir. A clear guide to improving the rhythm of your horse´s tölt.

By Alex Kurland. An introduction to this fascinating and useful training method. Alex has written an excellent and informative book on this subject.