On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:04:45 -0800, you wrote: >Do you find that the three-gaited Icelandics have as much problem with a nice >slow canter?
By three gaited I assume you mean without any lateral gaits? ; ) I've been lucky enough to never yet have met an Icelandic with truly NO lateral ability (though I've met a fair few with no trot at all). The ones who have less lateral abiltity have usually had a more correct (as in 3-beat with suspension) canter. Mostly, I've found the nice slow canter comes with training and balance (or re-training in the case of horses who have been taught to rush). My (! ; )) Skessa finds a slow canter really hard. She has a lot of pace in her, and to get a 3-beat canter she needs to go quite fast or she falls into pace. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
