>>>>> http://www.islandpferdegestuet-osterbyholz.de/eldirfeif%20zwei.jpg >> Trot
>>>>>But there are three legs in the air and one slightly grounded; and the diagonals aren't quite the same. What does this mean? what does it tell us? There's too much wrong with it for me to count it as a true trot - as you say, the single-foot support, the unevenness... But, couple those flaws with the super-stiffness of the rider, the braciness of the horse, the tight rein contact, and what appears to be heavier-than-keg-shoes - and don't I see a dark set of bell boots? Anyway, one more time, I'd call it a "non-gait." To me, there's no point in naming a manipulated gait. It's a bad diagonal gait. Talk about a horse mirroring a rider - don't they both look braced and stiff in the shoulders, neck and "front legs"? And WHY do we see so many Icelandic-style riders holding their reins to their crotch like that? That looks downright weird to me. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.12/1203 - Release Date: 12/30/2007 11:27 AM
