This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- "B. Hendricks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "B. Hendricks" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi: > In the West, this gait is usually called a > singlefoot. Bonnie, Thanks for the clarification. From now on "whatever it is he does" will be called a singlefoot at our house. I wasn't sure what to call it - some local horsemen said it was a pace, some claimed it was a rack - a local man who raises singlefooters (ugly things actually) said it definitely wasn't a singlefoot, but after watching his mare "do her thing" I'm not sure either he or the mare knew what they were doing! Mostly she just went fast, and terribly out of control. Not a horse I want around anywhere I'm riding, thank you very much. Mary But its the same as > rack, (but the rack is done at speed with high leg > action), stepping-pace, > amble, tropota (in Russia), rahvan (in Turkey), and > several other labels. It > seems to be a gene, and not a trained thing. Other > breeds do not have it at > all, such as the Friesian, which was known as a > "harddraver" in Europe > (hard-trotter). I find it interesting that breeds > originating along that > edge of Europe often have it, while others, like the > Barb do not. Also the > Arabian does not typically have this gait, nor does > the Thoroughbred and > many others. Akhal-Teke on the other hand has this > gait, along with the > Mongolian and several Chinese breeds. > > Wherever it came from, its nice to have! > Bonnie > Monthly Horse articles, Horse Portraits, Oil > Paintings, Prints, Books > http://www.hendricksgallery.com > What's a Cerbat Horse? Check it out at the site > below > http://members.xoom.com/BHendricks/Gallery1.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 2:35 PM > Subject: Re: fjordhorse-digest V99 #75 > > > > This message is from: Mary Thurman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Gayle, > > > > Bingo! The perfect description of "whatever it is > he does"! Sindar is > > admittedly much slower at it than Dusty, but then > he is only four and > > hasn't had much practice. It IS four beats > though, because he too gets > > "busted" if I can't count 4 beats when I say WALK. > List folks, I have > > seen Dusty do this and it truly is FAST! > > > > Any guesses out there? > > > > Mary > > > > === > > Mary Thurman > > Raintree Farms > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > === Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
