> The running walk is the center of the gait spectrum; it is not a tolt. > Tolt is a lateral gait.
>>>then why is it that when my horse is doing his more-trotty stuff, icelanders still spontaneously refer to it as "tolt"?<<<< Because they are not sophisticated in knowing about gaits to identify or name it correctly. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com