--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> This term is sometimes used to refer to a horse > whose favorite gait is > tolt. This horse might be more difficult to get into > trot and/or canter (the > Icelandic Horse is truly four and five-gaited and a > good trot and canter are > prized), and may not have high leg action desired in > a competition horse, > but might be a good choice for a pleasure rider who > wants a horse that is > very easy to get, and keep, in tolt." > > Well, folks, the path to denial has opened up a > whole new Interstate > Highway. They say that the "tolt" is a natural > gait...so why the heck do we > see virtually no Icelandics doing a single-foot tolt > without special > shoeing, boots and a rider with a death grip on the > reins...?
Right, they say it is natural and the horses are born with it, but a "natural tolter" is not the most desireable because they might not have trot and canter, these people make no sense, how can they really have it both ways, it's natural to the horse or not, and a lot of times it isn't. I was told this same exact thing when I was exposed to some of these people. I was told a "natural tolter" might not have the leg action and as good of a tolt as a trotty horse. There might be something to it in getting those high artificial gaits, like the Saddlebred, but as a goal, not good. I didn't see that natural gait was in any of the breeding goals, that's kind of weird to me. That is the major thing that makes this pony really unique to me, if they don't have that, how about a Fjord?, they seem like nice horses/ponies. Kim
