>>>That horse in the second one > is gaiting like a dream, and in the first, what the heck bit is she > talking about? Even if it was severe mechanically, the horse is being > ridden on a totally slack rein... so lets get thsi straight--- if a > horse is being ridden in a little teeny greyhound narrow saddle > pinching the dickens out of him and a tight noseband and making him > ventroflex to gait, then THATS better than a saddle with a horn??
>>>My comments: great videos, great education, as for the comments: ignorant, rude, and bitchy. Keep up the good work, Judy!<<<< >>>The second video appears to be a nice running walk (something Europeans likely haven't heard much of) and the first...? Looks like simply a fast walk--doesn't even look like a flatwalk to me, as the rider is moving so much in the saddle.<<< Thanks for your input, gals! The video of the dark horse with the western saddle is a fox trot; the lighter brown horse is doing a stepping pace. I'm not so concerned with the comments from the young girls from Slovenia. Looking back, we heard the same things from Icelandic owners here, up to a few years ago. Most have progressed along with us. When reading these messages, it seemed like voices from the past! They don't have the opportunity of experience and knowledge of gaited horses that we have here. They have a limited view of how and what a gaited horse is supposed to do; and what is *normal*. Gaits are "warp" speed, not slow and controlled. You *have* to have the special saddle; you *have* to have the shoes and boots; you *have* to have the icelandic trainer; you *have* to.... fit the picture or you're not right. "We all see 'correct' in some context of what we are used to.~~Elaine Elmer" We have been able to raise the level of knowledge of the Icelandic Horse owners in North America. They will just have to catch up to us at some point! We're doing good! Kudos to all who are taking the training of their horses into their own hands, who are studying gaits, conformation, anatomy, and using this information in breeding. We are setting the pace for the world! Oh, found this really nice picture ... no noseband! Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
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