On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 02:37:15PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
> 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.

in what language, and as laid on by whom from on high?

> Better to say "he's gaiting", and leave it at that.

around here, that means "he's not standing still".

> But don't call it a tolt unless he's doing a fast,
> one-foot / two-foot support rack.

sez who?  you?  another native english speaker?

> We're trying to raise our consciousness and
> understanding of gaits, not go backwards :-)

that's cool.  but don't mistake understanding terms
for understanding gaits.

--vicka, phd, brain & language; faculty, harvard medical school

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