>> they may feel that the tolt is a collected movement, and it isn't. It is >> absolutely the opposite of collection! > > I was told that it was a form of collected walk!
It isn't... for many reasons. The walk is a square gait, with even pick up and even set down. The tolt is not a square gait, it is a lateral gait with even set down and lateral pick up. The frame of tolt is one of ventroflexion, opposite the bascule or dorsiflexion of collection. The "collected" walk is a relatively high level dressage movement. Here's where being an informed, educated consumer is very beneficial! Falling for this stuff can cost you a lot of money! Not only that, but then the person becomes vested in what they have put their money into, then they support it and get into arguments with people about it; also the horse suffers for it, then there has to be the whole situation of undoing the problems caused by the bad info, and learning everything all over again in a better way. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
