Re: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-31 Thread Janice McDonald
On 1/29/08, Bia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would say canter...I'm almost always wrong on these pictures though... Bia Not this time. She was indeed cantering. Hey! I think I'm getting a tiny bit better at the What Gait? Game Bia haha good for you!! I get better at some but still, i

Re: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-31 Thread Karen Thomas
With nanna, I kinda thought RW, but I studied it hard and thought I saw just a barely perceptive swing of the nose from side to side so i said stepping pace I noticed that too, Janice! But, you know what I saw recently in Lee's book that surprised me? Lee (who certainly stared at

Re: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-29 Thread Bia
I would say canter...I'm almost always wrong on these pictures though... Bia Not this time. She was indeed cantering. Hey! I think I'm getting a tiny bit better at the What Gait? Game Bia

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-28 Thread Janice McDonald
Another possibility - I'm a firm believer that horses mirror our bodies. Maybe YOU'VE started anticipating trot a little more after riding Tivar so long, so maybe you subconsciously are expecting - and thus asking for - a trot? Karen Thomas, NC -- this is interesting to consider...

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-28 Thread Janice McDonald
On 1/27/08, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wishing I had my camera with me that day, because I would have loved a video of it. From his tail set it looked more 'racky' but he didn't sustain it long enough for me to study it. When Janice visited here with Stonewall, I took a

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-28 Thread Karen Thomas
Runa looks to be on the RW side of things to me. I think she has that sweeping back end for it too. I am not even CLOSE to being good at guessing, but I do know a horse that does a RW has to have that sweeping long legged rear end going on. I don't think running walk will be her easiest

Re: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-28 Thread Bia
I would say canter... I'm almost always wrong on these pictures though... Bia

Re: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-28 Thread Karen Thomas
I would say canter...I'm almost always wrong on these pictures though... Bia Not this time. She was indeed cantering. Runa is a goey Icelandic by my definition. That means she canters pretty much the second she hears the word. No one has cantered her under saddle yet, but at liberty,

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/01/2008, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a what gait shot, and it should be an easy one. I'll say after I get a few guesses. Flat walk? Wanda

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Karen Thomas
Flat walk? Close - plain, old, ordinary walk. Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/01/2008, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Flat walk? Close - plain, old, ordinary walk. So the difference would be in how exaggerated the head nod was?? In Lee's book the foot falls look identical. Wanda

RE: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Karen Thomas
So the difference would be in how exaggerated the head nod was?? In Lee's book the foot falls look identical. I guess I'd say that the head nod is usually deeper/ more pronounced with a flat walk than with a regular walk. Because of the length and set of Runa's neck, however, her head nod

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Bia
looks like a slow dog walk to me...

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Janice McDonald
i thought RW too. She has a very nice sweeping back legs motion. very VERY nice. today i rode Jas and he did a jog! I swear to goodness. i know it wasnt a pace. no side to side movement, just a gentle trot so soft my rear did not leave the saddle. i cant put my finger on it and dont know if

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/01/2008, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I'd say that the head nod is usually deeper/ more pronounced with a flat walk than with a regular walk. On Friday when I went out to feed, Solon came gaiting in. Honestly lately he's been taking my breath away. He's such a nice

Re: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-27 Thread Karen Thomas
Assuming those two diagonal feet hit the ground at the same time ... trot? This is a little tricky I guess because it's not a soft gait. It's canter. To be a trot, there would have to be some pairing between both diagonal pairs, but a canter is neither lateral or diagonal exactly - it's

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Karen Thomas
I was wishing I had my camera with me that day, because I would have loved a video of it. From his tail set it looked more 'racky' but he didn't sustain it long enough for me to study it. When Janice visited here with Stonewall, I took a little video of him. I would have sworn that he

Re: [IceHorses] What gait, Runa?

2008-01-27 Thread Karen Thomas
i thought RW too. She has a very nice sweeping back legs motion. very VERY nice. Thanks. I think so. today i rode Jas and he did a jog! I swear to goodness. i know it wasnt a pace. no side to side movement, just a gentle trot so soft my rear did not leave the saddle. i cant put my

RE: [IceHorses] What gait - Runa #2

2008-01-27 Thread Jeannette Hoenig
is this a plain trot? That is what it looks like it would feel under saddle.