> Scoring the horses for gait, but it's manufactured gait for the
> most part,
> obtained by the narrow saddles, severe bits, ill-placed and tight
> nosebands,
> boots, heavy contact... when is the horse ever scored on natural
> gaitedness?
>
>
> Judy
Now, please do not misunderstand me, as I do not like ill fitting
saddles, heavy bit contact, yadda yadda yadda, however....
I am thinking if you did all of that to a QH you still would not have
a horse that gaited....so I am trying to see how the gait is MFG on
the Icelandics that are ridden in that way.
Again, not saying I like it, but the horse must have a natural gait,
cuz a noserband and tight saddle are not going to get a horse to gait
that does not have it.
I just spent more money on saddles becuase we still had our original
saddles, and we do not have our original horses...so we had do do
some saddle shopping, and got some new softer bits, a french link
snaffle now for my mare, with a perfectly fitting saddle for her and
my butt. She tolts uphill on a loose rein....I just love her! Her
sire is Pruther fra Nedri Asi....I would breed to him if I could, her
gaits are everything I would want in an Icelandic.
Skye
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