[IceHorses] Natural and Artificial Gaits of the Icelandic Horse

2008-06-04 Thread Judy Ryder
Here's a video that tells about natural and artificial gaits: http://icehorses.blogspot.com/2008/06/natural-and-artificial-gaits-of.html or: http://iceryder.net/naturalandartificialgaits.html Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Natural and Artificial Gaits

2008-06-03 Thread Wanda Lauscher
2008/6/2 Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Let's toss around the idea of natural and artificial gaits. Here's a couple of images: The pic of Nanna looks so balancedl, so easy, so economical (I think Nancy used that word to describe an easy gait). You just know any offspring of hers would have

[IceHorses] Natural and Artificial Gaits

2008-06-02 Thread Judy Ryder
Let's toss around the idea of natural and artificial gaits. Here's a couple of images: http://iceryder.blogspot.com/2008/06/natural-and-artificial-gaits-in.html What do you think about mechanical gaits being used to score horses in breeding evaluations? How do you rate natural gait in your

Re: [IceHorses] Natural and Artificial Gaits

2008-06-02 Thread Nancy Sturm
How do you rate natural gait in your choice of a riding horse? Okay. I don't show horses anymore and I have never been a breeder of horses and, although I do currently own two Icelandic mares, I have generally preferred geldings. Therefore, I am not particularly invested in the future of a

Re: [IceHorses] Natural and Artificial Gaits

2008-06-02 Thread susan cooper
--- Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So here comes the blasphemy: I really don't care what intermediate gait my trail horse or endurance horse does if it fits into the economical and soft description. I agree 100%!! AND a gait I don't have to WORK at. Other than in the