when jas does a steppin pace my bosoms dont jump like that, and
believe me, my bosoms are so big they would bruise both my chin and my
knees if they started jumping around like that.
Janice--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
maybe it is a nice tolt and she just needs a good bra desperately. My
Jaspar can do a body slamming teeth crackin hard pace. I dont even
allow him to do it because it CANT be that easy on his frame. I
either bump him up to a canter or back to a walk, as appropriate. But
I once allowed a friend
--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Renee Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Isn't it funny that no matter what these Icelandics do
> beyond trot (or
> canter) it gets labelled tolt nearly every time?
That's because anything other than tolt is unacceptable. They must have just
put up a video that was "a bad
--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-chestnut-icelandic-horse.html
>> <<
Looks like a step pace to me - almost a hard pace in spots because she is
pushing him for too much speed.
Susan in NV read my blog to se
Other than one little place where he starts to break into a canter, he seems
to be doing various kinds of a pace. For a bit I saw the true hard pace
Twist does, but the rider is handling it pretty well, so maybe a very fast
stepping pace?
Nancy
- Original Message -
From: "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [IceHorses] What Gait / Chestnut Icelandic
> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-chestnut-icelandic-horse.html
Well, it ain't "le tolt". . . . at least to my eyes.
That horse moves much as our Rose did
Judy Ryder wrote:
> Did you see where the rider had his arms up in the air to show he
> wasn't holding the reins?
Yes! And I thought that was so nice to see. That little mule is so darn
cute and so knows it. I love her.
Elva
>> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-gaited-mule.html
>>
> Is she doing a stepping pace Judy?I think she's grand, no matter what
> gait.
She's doing a stepping pace in the beginning. I get the feeling that she is
protecting her feet from the asphalt by going more lateral a
Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-gaited-mule.html
>
>
Is she doing a stepping pace Judy?I think she's grand, no matter what gait.
A mule like her is on my bucket list too. I will not live long enough I think
. . . : )
-- R
> I should send you all a video some time of my offtrack Standardbred.
> in harness he never does anything other than hard pace.
That would be neat to have a video of that.
Also, we need more video of horses moving directly towards the camera to
evaluate the legs and movement (any breed will
I would say that this horse is close to hard pacing with the saddle;
without the saddle the timing of the laterals is broken up a little more.
I should send you all a video some time of my offtrack Standardbred. He
does the most awful hard pace imaginable. Although he does trot, stepping
p
>> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse-2.html
>
> A guess would be #1 flat walk and #2 stepping pace.
This is what I posted about #2:
"Great video! and nice job on the slo-mo!
I would say that this horse is close to hard pacing with the saddle; without
the
http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse.html
http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse-2.html
>> This is still so hard for me - slow learner or perhaps because I am ON
>> the only gaited horses I ever get to see. A guess
2008/7/13 Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> This is still so hard for me - slow learner or perhaps because I am ON the
> only gaited horses I ever get to see.
It IS hard Nancy. I really have to study these things too.
> A guess would be #1 flat walk and #2 stepping pace.
I thought #1 started
> Here are two different Rocky Mountain Horses; what gait(s):
>
> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse.html
>
> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse-2.html
This is still so hard for me - slow learner or perhaps because I am
--- 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
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
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
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 abl
> 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 a
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
>>> 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
> > 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:
http://desertduty.blog
> What gait is this horse doing?
Let's try this one:
http://www.pbase.com/milsoft/image/83650548
Judy
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--- 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:
http://des
I wonder if there are paces and paces. The harness horses in an earlier
gait video were doing the rolling hard pace our retired harness horse does.
This mare looks much smmother and I think I'm seeing more of a broken or
stepping pace. When Twist does this, we celebrate. It really is not
unp
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here are two videos of a grade mare:
>
>
http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-gait-jersey.html
Step pace - almost pure pace.
Susan in NV
read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink:
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
>>> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-gait-tennessee-walker-in-belgium.html
Walking for the most part. I'd say mostly flat walking, with some regular
walking and
maybe a couple of short parts that might have been running walk. I think I
also saw one
brief glimpse of step pace,
What gait for this Tennesee Walking Horse in Belgium:
Because he's got such a head nod going, I want to say running walk, but I
thought I saw ordinary walk, flat walk and running walk. The rider is sure
using her left hand agressively. I think she's trying to keep him on the
rail, but I'd r
2008/4/27 Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GX28hSLAfQ
> I think it needs a tiny bit more speed for flat walk.
I've got to get that GPS.
I'll see if I can get some video of the boys moving out a bit more...
Wanda
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GX28hSLAfQ
I think it needs a tiny bit more speed for flat walk.
Judy
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>> If this is a flat walk, can I expect that eventually Dagur will be able to
>> perform a
>> running walk?
If I understood what Liz explained, I think it's more that virtually all gaited
horses
should be able to flat walk, but some may not be able to run walk.
>> Does anyone have a video of
But wow, what beautiful scenery, but the gravel roads?
You'd need either pads or boots to protect the soles.
Not only were there many miles of rocky gravel roads, some of the trails
were solid rock. The entry form suggested pads. We decided to go with
Bosana boots, then had trouble with the
>I suppose we'll have to go with multi-gaited.
:-)
You're going to have to get a video for us, Nancy!
Judy
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http://clickryder.com
--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I suppose we'll have to go with multi-gaited.
>
I'm going to have to go with 2 pics trotting, and the
one head on, probably a step pace.
But wow, what beautiful scenery, but the gravel roads?
You'd need either pads or boots to protect the soles.
Nice horse nicely ridden. We see a few Missouri Foxtrotters out doing
endurance. I am nearly always very impressed.
Nancy
What a great obstacle course and a handy little horse Oh, yeah, the
gait at the beginning: I'd say a smooth stepping pace.
-- Renee M. in Michigan
> I wonder what this guy could do with a saddle that actually fit?
and a loose rein. He needs his head down I think!
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
2008/4/24 Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> This is a picture from an old "Tolt" magazine from Europe. What gait is
> this horse doing?
You know Judy, I went back searching for this pic this
morningsomething about the picture snagged my attention.
I believe the horse is doing pure pace...not
>
> Here's something to think about... what gait would this horse do naturally?
>
well, actually, thats why I was so wrong in guessing gait :) Because
teev, when he does a flatwalk sorta prancey thing, his head goes up
and in his shadow he looks like this horse. So based on that, and
based on h
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another very pacey stepping pace, almost pure pace.
> And obviously too slow
> to be anywhere near "flying" - probably the kind of
> pace that many
> traditionalists would hiss "piggy pace."
oohhh, nnn! don't tell the owner
wh
Here's the video of Maja:
http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/04/what.html
and here are some stills from the video:
http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/04/check-out-my-slide-show.html
I won't comment, since I know her and I know her gaits, but I hope some
others will ta
> Here's something to think about... what gait would this horse do naturally?
>
>
I really have no idea. . . Maybe he could be worked over to a running walk if
allowed his head (to be lower)??
-- Renee M. in Michigan
>>> What gait on this horse:
>>> http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL
>>> PROTECTED]/476518960/in/set-72157600166926646/
Another very pacey stepping pace, almost pure pace. And obviously too slow
to be anywhere near "flying" - probably the kind of pace that many
traditionalists would hiss "piggy
What gait on this horse:
http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/476518960/in/set-72157600166926646/
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
does he seem not so hollow tho?
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
>>> This is a picture from an old "Tolt" magazine from Europe. What gait is
>>> this horse doing?
Pace that might be slightly broken by the time the lateral pairs set down.
Nice that there's no noseband, but she's still got a grip on those reins -
certainly not doing anything in that second t
Well, that's pretty lateral looking, but since the front and hind legs on
the left side don't seem to be at the same place in their flight, I will
guess stepping pace. If the legs on the left side end up striking together,
then hard pace.
Nancy
On 24/04/2008, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a picture from an old "Tolt" magazine from Europe. What gait is
> this horse doing?
Looks pretty pacey to mestepping pace?
Wanda
On 4/24/08, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a picture from an old "Tolt" magazine from Europe. What gait is
> this horse doing?
>
fox trot. why does everything look like a foxtrot to me lately?? it
would be so short as to almost be a piaffe tho! the back seems
rounded altho the
> Here's a second video of the same horse:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WebwKlvzJLs
>
> What gait in this one?
>
Isn't it a running walk, or very, very close to a running walk?
-- Renee M. in Michigan
Here's a second video of the same horse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WebwKlvzJLs
What gait in this one?
Judy
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http://clickryder.com
On 11/04/2008, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You are both very observant!
>
> Watch the difference in push-off between the left hind and the right hind.
I don't know...to me it looks like his left front is off...
Wanda
I watched this video over and over. I sort of wanted to think the horse
was lame. The rider is coming up off his back and his head is really
bobbing, but not in a nice rhythmic way. It's either resistance or
discomfort. Or maybe every time she bounces, it hurts his back a
>> It looks like a rack (tolt), but there's something just a little
>> different
>> about it that I can't put my finger on. The rider also seems to be
>> bouncing a bit more than usual. . . Hmmm
>
> I watched this video over and over. I sort of wanted to think the horse
> was
> lame. The ri
> Hey, did anyone else notice on the previous "what gait" horse -- an
> Icelandic that foxtrotted -- that his tail undulated just like it would in
> tolt? I've never seen that going on with a foxtrot before.
The rack / saddle rack and fox trot are the gaits that the horse's tail
waves like th
> It looks like a rack (tolt), but there's something just a little different
> about it that I can't put my finger on. The rider also seems to be
> bouncing a bit more than usual. . . Hmmm
I watched this video over and over. I sort of wanted to think the horse was
lame. The rider is comin
It looks like a rack (tolt), but there's something just a little different
about it that I can't put my finger on. The rider also seems to be
bouncing a bit more than usual. . . Hmmm
Hey, did anyone else notice on the previous "what gait" horse -- an
Icelandic that foxtrotted -- that his tai
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YihiiWKFKH8
>
Looks like a step pace to me.
Susan in NV
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
_
>
> I hated the way the guy kept making the horse turn so suddenly and
> sharply -- seemed kinda extreme and rude to the horse.
>
> Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's sort of a stock horse "thing". This horse really does it pretty
> nicely and the rider is tactful w
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another Mangalarga Marchador:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on2e0QKe6a4
>
I say definately a saddle rack. I liked it untill the
guy went from standing on the horse's back and dropped
to the saddle.
Susan in NV
http://desertduty.blogspot.co
>>> I've been studying the slo-mo and it seems to be wavering between
>>> stepping pace and saddle rack.
I believe that's likely. I didn't take the time to freeze-frame, but just
looking at the non-leg clues: the rider's seat is not leaving the saddle at
all, and the horse looks extremely smoo
I hated the way the guy kept making the horse turn so suddenly and
sharply -- seemed kinda extreme and rude to the horse.
That's sort of a stock horse "thing". This horse really does it pretty
nicely and the rider is tactful with his rein handling. Some horses learn
to do this with th
Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD65pC8ZMEk
>
I think I see a saddle rack. I hated the way the guy kept making the horse
turn so suddenly and sharply -- seemed kinda extreme and rude to the horse.
-- Renee M. in Michigan
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD65pC8ZMEk
>
Looks like a step pace to me most of the time.
Susan in NV
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y6Q-8zwVY
>
> the first minute or so the lateral legs are moving in tandem, but in
> opposite directions, so would that be "trottytoelt" ?
>
> It looks to be a trot.
>
> This is an example to compare to the trot of the show horses. This mare's
> diagonals are
> > why is the horse kinda head tossy and goes with head to one side...
>
> The rider probably has too much contact on the horse's mouth, and the bit
> may not fit, or the horse may never have been taught how to use the bit as a
> means of communication.
whatever hurts is on the opposite side o
> why is the horse kinda head tossy and goes with head to one side...
This looks to be fox trot.
The rider probably has too much contact on the horse's mouth, and the bit
may not fit, or the horse may never have been taught how to use the bit as a
means of communication.
Judy
http://iceryd
>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y6Q-8zwVY
>
> the first minute or so the lateral legs are moving in tandem, but in
> opposite directions, so would that be "trottytoelt" ?
It looks to be a trot.
This is an example to compare to the trot of the show horses. This mare's
diagonals are moving to
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y6Q-8zwVY
>
fox trot in the beginning; the slo-mo was step pace
Susan in NV
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
___
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Phthl3NGVE
>
Step pace
Susan in NV
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
_
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=qDFI4xLYNmw
>
I only looked at it once, but it looked like a fox
trot to me.
Susan in NV
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
i thought a foxtrot but in slowmo it looks like a pace!
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
why is the horse kinda head tossy and goes with head to one side...
janice--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
On 04/03/2008, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y6Q-8zwVY
Fox trot...but I'm undecided..it may have been some fairly clean trot
for a few strides. It certainly wasn't a smooth fox trot...
Nice little saddle rack
Stepping pace
Walk
Canter
Wanda
>> Subject: [IceHorses] What Gait / Tibra
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=qDFI4xLYNmw<<
Thats a four beat gait with one foot lifting, one foot down, one foot about to
be down, and one foot high...so I'd say toelt, but depending on the point in
the action I can't tell if its closer to lateral or
>> Subject: [IceHorses] What Gait / Reykur
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Phthl3NGVE<
>> Subject: [IceHorses] What Gait / Stjarna
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=X-Y6Q-8zwVY<<
the first minute or so the lateral legs are moving in tandem, but in opposite
directions, so would that be "trottytoelt" ? Its not diagonal but its moving
in that direction. I'm really new at looking the
>>> Not the right position for the fox trot. I would say it's an impure trot,
>>> very manipulated, very forced.
I sure wouldn't call it a trot - the airborne diagonal pair is waaay too out of
sync for that. Some "leg positions" simply aren't worthy of being called a
gait. I don't see any
Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://iceryder.net/gaitstella.html
>
Man, she's got me stumped. . .
I think I see foxtrot some of the time, but then, in some of the stills, she
looks lateral in set-down and I think, naw, it's a saddle rack. . .
Is she mixing her gaits a littl
Man oh manI don't like that pounding on the pavement
Looks like a saddle rack to me...
Wanda
On 21/02/2008, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S2EIUc3vRU
>
>
> Judy
> http://iceryder.net
> http://clickryder.com
>
>
> IceHorses Community for Photos and
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:27:57 -0600, you wrote:
>if they do a nice easy rocking chair canter in the
>field, will they usually under saddle?
Yes, that's been my experience. My old horse Solvi had a huge canter
in the field and it was really hard to sit on (there's no way you
would put a beginner
>
> It seems to be pretty rare for Icelandics to manage a nice slow
> collected canter. Ability, or training? The latter, I think, though
> some 5gaited horses find it really hard.
>
> Mic
>
do you happen to know, being as you have a lot of experience riding
DIFFERENT icies... if they do a nice
and someday i'll learn to attach things ;)
>>I would say she has rather a nice sloping shoulder.
I don't dare judge particular conformation traits in moving, tacked horses,
so I could well be wrong, but if anything, I would have guessed in that
picture that he might have a somewhat upright
Not here. We don't rush their training and thus, they don't "rush"
into their gaits. Of course, we're not trying to do any "collected"
canters, not in the true sense of the word. But, nice, relaxed canters?
Every Icelandic that we've started here can canter easily, as opposed to
some luggin
>>> It seems to be pretty rare for Icelandics to manage a nice slow
collected canter.
Not here. We don't rush their training and thus, they don't "rush" into
their gaits. Of course, we're not trying to do any "collected" canters, not
in the true sense of the word. But, nice, relaxed canters?
On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 09:19:49AM +, Mic Rushen wrote:
> >you'd think a shorter horse would have less
> >"power" but he seems to have more power in a canter than my big horses
> >have in a gallop.
>
> It seems to be pretty rare for Icelandics to manage a nice slow
> collected canter. Ability
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:37:55 -0600, you wrote:
>you'd think a shorter horse would have less
>"power" but he seems to have more power in a canter than my big horses
>have in a gallop.
It seems to be pretty rare for Icelandics to manage a nice slow
collected canter. Ability, or training? The latte
>and someday i'll learn to attach things ;)
>
I would say she has rather a nice sloping shoulder.
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
---
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www.solv
I seem to see pace in everything, but I'm still thinking pace.
Nancy
Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://iceryder.net/videogaitkolfinjorun.html
>
>
Two little pacers. To my eyes, the white one comes close to a stepping pace
at times.Man, that slow-mo feature is SURE nice to see the footfalls as
well as pick-up and set down.
What do you g
And doesnt mind others leaving him. not AT all.
I really like that trait in a horse!
Nancy
On Feb 10, 2008 7:32 PM, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > are you new at riding icelandics like me Nancy??
>
> Oh my yes. If I used my hands and my feet, I could probably count up the
> rides I have had on an Icelandic, and I've never ridden a truly well
> trained Icelandic.
well
> are you new at riding icelandics like me Nancy??
Oh my yes. If I used my hands and my feet, I could probably count up the
rides I have had on an Icelandic, and I've never ridden a truly well
trained Icelandic. First, I rode Lina, out friend's therapy horse. She's a
little doll, but real
the AQHA trot, the peanut roller thing so slow it is almost a limp, is
called a "lope".
Nope, the lope is their pitiful looking version of a canter. The jog is
their pitiful trot... Actually though, the show jog has about as much to do
with a "natural jog" as a natural running walk
are you new at riding icelandics like me Nancy?? I keep expecting the
trotting breed gaits to be the same and they arent! Tivar's canter is
almost scarey, it feels like a powerful thundering gallop on a walking
horse, definitely not a "rocking chair" canter. But I see nasi in the
pasture and he
On Feb 10, 2008 4:14 AM, Mic Rushen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Certainly nearly all five gaited (ie with pace) horses can do a nice
> trot without suspension, the definition of jog, I believe (it's not
> much recognised in the UK, being looked on as "faulty" in most breeds,
> though it's much
the AQHA trot, the peanut roller thing so slow it is almost a limp, is
called a "lope". Many train it with a technique called "spur check"
which is interesting, they spur the horse when it goes too fast.
"check" its speed. Sometimes people will buy AQHA former show horses
at auction and be baffl
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:04:10 -0500, you wrote:
>hm. what do you think of stjarni's shoulder from that pic, if i may
>ask?
Can you post it again, please? (or send it privately if you prefer)
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
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> How is the "proper" trot in those horses you would classify as having
> a good jog?
A very VERY long time ago I rode a few Western horses. I don't know what
they are doing today, but then these horses were asked to jog, to trot and
to extend the trot. The good ones had lovely tro
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