Articles and Resources - Icelandics
"Scoring" is a method used to determine the body conditon of your sheep. I will provide links here to a couple of good sites with nice explanations of condition scoring. Remember in scoring Icelandic sheep that they carry less fat on their back, and more fat on their belly. So, when feeling the spine, adjust your scoring a bit for this.
Condition Scoring Sheep with Adam Henson
http://www.case-agworld.com/cAw.IU.framescore.html