>>>> I would like to see that a stallion can gait without mechanical aids. >>>> No shoes, no boots, no saddle, no bit, no pulling on the mouth, no >>>> rider leaning back. Do we have stallions in the breed that can do >>>> that?
Well, I know one EX-stallion who certainly could... :) I also know a young stallion, almost four, who's not under saddle yet, but he's showing very nice gaits in the field. He's the grandson of Robyn's Lettir and Wanda's mare, Kria, and the son of Robyn's Segull and my Saga. I know they exist, but I'm not convinced that evaluations are set up to separate the forced gait from the natural gaits. Karen Thomas, NC >