>>>> Still having a hard time with the 'what gait' pictures and used my 10% >>>> discount coupon at TSC as an excuse to buy Lee Zigler's book. Flipping >>>> thru the pages one of the first pages I found was appendix B, page 239, >>>> Names of gaits. It shows that stepping pace in Iceland is called the >>>> Skeith tolt, the Running walk is called either the Flugskref tolt or the >>>> Hlanpandc fetgangur tolt, Saddle Rack/Rack is called Tolt/Hreina tolt, the >>>> Foxtrot is callted the Draf tolt/Brokk tolt. Interesting.
I wish I could remember what Lee said about when her father went to Iceland to study the gaits...or maybe he was already in Iceland on military service when he studied them there, I can't remember now exactly. (I think he was career military, stationed throughout the world and used that travel to study gaits in many countries.) I'm pretty sure it was probably in the 1950's or 1960's - before the Icelandic shows were anything like they are now. Maybe Judy can add some insight to the timing. Karen Thomas, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
