>>> The one of Flekka didn't show up for me, but the other two did. Fox trot....looks like something Gat does sometimes...I get so confused with these gaits.
Give it a few minutes and try again. Gat and Alex are so cute together. Didn't you say that Gat was pretty pacey when you got her? It's hard to freeze frame and see things accurately on You Tube, but I thought I caught her foxtrotting on your videos at least a couple of times. I think that's why a lot of us want these alternate gaits "blessed " as ok. If a horse is inherently pacey by conformation, it's good to try to get them doing something more towards diagonal for the long-term health of their backs - but I think it in some cases it may be difficult, maybe even cruel to insist on a true, two-beat trot. And like Kim asked, is it fair to INSIST that a gaited horse trot if it's really not easy for them. To me, that's as cruel as forcing a three-gaited horse to tolt. I couldn't tell what gaits Gat was doing sometimes - always hard with a dark horse, especially indoors, but it looks like she's doing a "real" trot sometimes, right? What did you think she was doing most of the time? But, it's awfully nice to see Gat looking better, and her and Alex looking so cute together - I swear her sway back look improved in the last still picture I saw of her. She looks as sweet as pie in there, doing her job seriously with all the other horses, and I love seeing the kids posting and starting to take their little jumps. They are such a good pair and they seem happy together. Give them both a hug from me - makes me miss those good old days... Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
