> I'd say that's a very good sample of an in-hand video of such a young one. > We can lead our babies, but I haven't tried leading them at any speed. > We'll have to try it soon - but not in this muddy slush! > > I saw a lot of transitions from gait to gait, and yes, I think I saw some > saddle rack and foxtrot in there. Looks like she's going to have the full > range probably...? > > Karen Thomas > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've been doing a lot of hiking our hills with her and trying to get her to keep up at my pace. I'll walk slow, then trot along, run (briefly) and when she keeps up without me pulling, I click her and feed or scratch her. I really make a point to stop a lot and say "Whoa" and once in a great while, we back up a step or two. When she's really paying attention I let her go off lead. Tyra, my fjord is the star at that. I can call her over, let her out of the corral and walk all over our property (about 140 acres) and she stays with me unless a I point at sometime for her to go over and touch! Her dad has a huge range of gaits and he's easy to get into them. Lilja prefers a super smooth trot, but also does a soft gait (I think foxtrot), and an occasional saddlerack but she rarely does it when I'm not riding her. Cherie
