--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The Dam of my Dis is Pernille, and I have been told by someone > that > > owned and had ridden her that Pernille gaited nicley, but also > have > > been told by others that she could not tolt one step. > > Isn't Dis from Musetta?
Yes she is Judy....a little caffeine deficient this morning...oh my! My other mare Skyfaxa is out of Pernille > > > > She does Tolt, her father was Hrafn from Gardarbae (?) and I know > he gaits for sure. > > Not questioning Dis' ability, but are you using the word "tolt" > generically or specifically? > > I ask because a lot of times people will say a horse will tolt, but > they may > mean "gait" (a generic term). She has a tolt, Sally started her with, she only has 30 days in, but she gives a nice tolt/rack under saddle...Honestly I would sell her if she did not have a soft gait. I purchased an Icelandic gelding who did not gait, I sold him to buy a mare that has the most even 4 beat tolt you've ever heard or felt. The $5000 difference in price was well worth it to me. I value the soft gaits highly. We have also seen her fox trot while working in the round pen....it is so early in her training we will not know what her preferred gait is at least for awhile...as she is going to give birth to her second foal anytime now...after she weans off her foal we will bring her home for some training on the trails. I guess as a small breeder, I would not breed a Stallion that did > not gait, he would be gelded, as it is one of the qualities that I really like in this breed, and there are so many choices out there, why would you need to? > > I think it happens because of a few different reasons. > > One of the big reasons is that the gait may not be natural. The > competitions and evaluations do not lend themselves to rewarding > natural > gait. > > OK, in the case of a horse like Pernille, it depends on who is > saying she can gait or she can't gait. > > If it's someone who can force a horse to gait by using a specific saddle, weights, forced frame, tight noseband, whip, and that's what they're used to, then the horse qualifies, in their mind, as being able to gait. Sounds like too much work to me..... > > A person who looks for and knows natural gait may be of the opinion > that she's not gaited. > > This is a problem that we have within this breed. Yes I would agree.....I prefer to breed for natural gaits...Sallys mare even goes barefoot around here, and there are no horses that can do that in our area, except her. Since she has been barefoot, and with good trims her gaits have actually gotten better...more clean, softer and with all the speed Sally loves. Storme ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail
