--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If there were "in hand" gait classes, this would > *certainly* help the breed > maintain natural gait (of course, no tight > nosebands, shoes, or boots, in > the in hand gait classes!). > >
Absolutely, and why shouldn't a horse be able to gait in hand? I am not saying perfectly, the gait at liberty doesn't always look just like it does under saddle. I am now wondering about how such classes would be judged? It seems to me that a wide variety of in hand gaiting would be acceptable, maybe just some variation of lateral gait? How long? I do think that the KMSH people allow evaluation tapes of gaiting in hand, I wonder if there are some kind of standards? Kim
