On 6/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what do you think of the more lateral gaits? he generally becomes more > evenly four-beat if i turn him or half-halt when i feel him becoming > more lateral (i feel it in my seatbones or hear it in his footfalls; i > shall have to look for it in his head now :) are they a part of the > best repertoire for a horse who does them naturally, or is it something > that should be discouraged under saddle for some reason? >
my stonewall, wonderful racker, will be going really really fast and I will hear his feet lose even beat even before i feel it in the saddle, and I take the little finger of one hand and with a subtle, barest of pressure I make a steady pulllll with just that little finger and its like it is a ribbon tied to his feet, he smooths right out. Its really interesting and thrilling to me when it happens, knowing what subtle pressures are associated with gait... janice-- yipie tie yie yo
