Laura I quote from our little Green Book Gait/Movement: Free moving and elegant in action, plenty of drive from behind. Fore and hind legs move parallel when viewed from in front and behind. It is further expanded by saying - The correct movement is light and active, covering the ground with a level topline. Moving away the legs should be straight and parallel. Towards you the forelegs should also be parallel with no throwing our of elbows or paddling. In profile the balance of the dog should show up, making an elegant picture from nose to end of tail in one flowing movement, with proud head carriage and good arch of neck, making good use of the hindquarters and hocks. Regular rhythmic steps with hind legs moving well forward under the body, will give plenty of drive. There should be no hackney action in front. Pacing i.e. when the fore leg and hind leg on each side move together is undesirable. I agree that when moved at speed movement diverges from the above towards the centre line - but that is when a dog is moving fast.
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Cowhocks, etc. > > I've seen Cavaliers that can do this, and it seems to me > > that this fluid, effortless, elegant movement should be what we are all > > striving for in our breeding programs... > > > You are so right. One cannot breed against physics without losing > efficiency and fluid movement. > > Those who think Cavaliers should move *parallel* should try doing the > following. > > Run at a leisurely pace for about 15 feet naturally. Stop. Run 15 feet > being careful to keep your feet directly below your hips--in other words > parallel. > > Then say which is correct. Physics works the same in all creatures. > > Laura Lang > Roycroft Cavaliers > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
