On 1/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. quantifiably, how reliable is breeding for foal gait quality? >
a lot more reliable than breeding without considering gait. People who breed specifically for gait know it is an elusive dream. If you breed the same perfectly gaited studs to the same perfectly gaited mares you will not get gait all the time. Or you might get a different gait, say rack outa two parents who foxtrot. I am one of seven children and none of us walk alike, no two of us. So people who breed with gait in mind first of all, should be breeding parents who've been ridden and demonstrated gait under saddle. and both should have conformation to produce the gait conformation you are after. And then temperament comes into play. If you were breeding specifically for flying pace competitors you wouldn't want a parent that consistently produces lazy low key calm offspring, you would be looking for those who want to go. And if all the elements are in place, you can still have the perfect foal and it have perfect gait conformation and for whatever reason, it not be there. Thats why its important to breed for gait thru natural means and not breed horses where gait has been achieved thru any devices, because if you dont, over time without realizing it you are breeding natural gait out of the breed! janice -- yipie tie yie yo
