> the five gaits, or "gait classes" if you prefer, are
> walk ("flat walk"),Flat walk is different than the walk. Did you mean to lump them together? > tolt (all the soft gaits, pretty much, incl. saddle > rack which many > americans seem to consider "the one true tolt", > perhaps b/c as the > fastest/flashiest it comes up more in shows?) What? Americans seem to consider saddle rack as the one true tolt? Is that what you are saying? And how do you come to believe that? > instead. but i am comfortable with my usage of > "tolt"; i do not think > it is a synonym for "saddle rack". Tolt is a particular gait with a specific definition. As it is now, if people refer to whatever their Icelandic is doing as a "tolt", it lays us open to being seen as unknowing about our own breed's gaits. Better to say "he's gaiting", and leave it at that. But don't call it a tolt unless he's doing a fast, one-foot / two-foot support rack. We're trying to raise our consciousness and understanding of gaits, not go backwards :-) Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
