Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-06 Thread Skise
Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti: Nor me. When judging you would call it a 4-beat trot and mark it down accordingly if it's consistent. I would guess, looking at the heavy boots and the conformation of the horse, that he's 5-gaited, prefers lateral gaits, doesn't trot easily and

RE: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-06 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Krisse Many 5-gaited horses tölt just fine but need the weights to trot. Like one riding instructor/horse trainer said about my Fjóla when we were talking about her weak trot: But she's 5-gaited, she doesn't have to trot without weighted boots. That is true but over the years we have found

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-06 Thread susan cooper
--- On Sun, 7/6/08, Skise [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many 5-gaited horses tölt just fine but need the weights to trot. Why? I would guess that is poor breeding, then, or maybe a horse being pushed to do things it is not really capable of doing. Susan in NV    read my blog to see why I ride my

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-05 Thread Mic Rushen
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:55:36 -0400, you wrote: So, I don't think it's literally any previously named gait. Nor me. When judging you would call it a 4-beat trot and mark it down accordingly if it's consistent. I would guess, looking at the heavy boots and the conformation of the horse, that he's

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-05 Thread Judy Ryder
Nor me. When judging you would call it a 4-beat trot and mark it down accordingly if it's consistent. I would guess, looking at the heavy boots and the conformation of the horse, that he's 5-gaited, prefers lateral gaits, doesn't trot easily and goes quickly onto the forehand. How about

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-05 Thread Mic Rushen
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:58:13 -0700, you wrote: How about the use of the weights for the tolt and how they affect the trot? In theory they should help a pacey horse to trot, and improve the tolt if it's pacey too. However if a horse is really hard-wired towards lateral gaits then it may not be

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-04 Thread susan cooper
--- On Fri, 7/4/08, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What gait is this horse doing? http://i.pbase.com/g6/86/758586/2/83650548.isjRcpLX.jpg Oops, it's is forbidden. The enemy must be embarrased about it! Susan in NV    read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink:

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-04 Thread Judy Ryder
What gait is this horse doing? Let's try this one: http://www.pbase.com/milsoft/image/83650548 Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-04 Thread susan cooper
What gait is this horse doing? Let's try this one: http://www.pbase.com/milsoft/image/83650548 I'm going to say impure trot - not 4 beat enough to be a fox trot, but not a trot, either. Susan in NV    read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink:

Re: [IceHorses] What Gait / Black Icelandic

2008-07-04 Thread Karen Thomas
Let's try this one: http://www.pbase.com/milsoft/image/83650548 It's diagonal, but a true trot shouldn't show a single-foot support phase like this shows. The front leg of the diagonal pair is already planted ahead of the opposite rear...but a foxtrot shouldn't have a single foot support