On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 05:15:36PM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote: > > i'm not sure i buy that -- why would natural gait disappear, even if it > > wasn't specifically being bred for? > > --vicka > > > because first you realize adding weight makes them gait better then > you realize if they are a little to the pacey (or trotty) side they > gait even better with weight added so then they start breeding for > pace. happens every day. Theres not a biglick walking horse on the > planet that wasnt bred to be pacey so when they add the weight and the > big shoes they square right up. As a result all the offspring with > WGC bloodlines have so much pace in there its almost impossible to > find one that will do the signature gait of the breed barefooted.
i still don't see how natural gait could be selected *against*....? --vicka
