>>> Here it is again... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUPI31ilvdQ
I still can't do a frame-by-frame progression on You Tube, but it looks like a snappy flat walk, some running walk, and POSSIBLY a step or two of foxtrot towards the end? Nothing wrong with any of those - I'd say great, especially so early in his training! What do you mostly see him do in the pasture? Do you have a conformation type shot of him handy that you could send? I'd like to see how long his neck is - I'm thinking that his might be slightly longer than some Icelandic's? I'm asking because Runa's neck is a little short. She's got the full range of gaits, but I'm wondering how much that will affect her ability to do the "head nod gaits". (I think the head nod is primarily a symptom of, but I wonder if it also affects the rhythm they assume in their gaits too. In other words, they don't have to show much head nod when they run walk, do they...?) I suspecting we'll see saddle rack as her first choice, but time will tell. This really is cool isn't it - being able to compare the gaits of our young ones. Wasn't he born on your farm? So you owned his mom? What were her gaits like? His dad is Segull, right? I own Brunka, also by Segull, who has a longer neck than many Icelandic's and it's easier to see her head nod than with many Icelandic's. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.36/681 - Release Date: 2/11/2007 6:50 PM
