On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 05:10:09PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote: > >> This is one of the reasons the tolt is not a collected gait. > > > > so what is the proper term to distinguish from a tolt where the horse is > > pulling himself along with the front end, vs pushing from behind? > > > In true tolt (one foot / two foot support), the horse gets most of it's > forward movement by pulling itself along by the front end. > > Do you think you might mean engagement of a hind leg? (where the leg goes > further under the body?)
yes, where the back foot at least oversteps the front foot. --vicka
