--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > what, do you think gait is insensitive to farriery? > i'm confused. > >
It pretty much should be. Little changes in shoeing should not make or break a horse's gait, it should not be so sensitive, a well gaited horse should not (will not) lose gait because of something the farrier did. Not within the normal realms of shoeing. I told my RMH breeder friends about how Icelandics are allowed to be shod heavier in the front or back and they do breeding evaluations that way, you should have seen the look I got! They think that is insane. I was just telling them to see the reaction anyway, the RMH's are only allowed to have evenly weighted shoes all the way around, for a good reason, they want the breed to keep it's natural gait and it's hard to fake it that way. Kim
