On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:52:04 -0800, you wrote: >The Spaniards were breeding gaited (and spotted) riding horses by that >time: for example, the Jennet >(http://www.spanishjennet.org/history.shtml), which figures heavily in >the ancestry of the the Paso Finos, Peruvians, Florida Cracker, and >Spanish mustangs.
Good point, Lynn. It's funny really, how we lost the gaited horses in Europe, yet they thrived in the less developed countries like South America, Iceland, Africa etc. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
