>>>> It is my understanding, and I'm not sure where I read this, that gaited horses went out of style with aristocracy and there followed the rest of the European world. I'm certainly not a great historian so that could be totally wrong
I've heard a variation of that too, Laree, only adding that it coincided with the advent of the carriage as an elite means of transportation. Once carriages became common, the elite could more focused on what looked "pretty" in front of a carriage, as opposed to what was comfortable to ride. Karen Thomas, NC
