>>> But I am not totally sure about what is being defined as a saddle rack, because Karen said it was slow and Janice said it was fast and that a rack was strung out.
Slow and fast are relative terms, I guess. Saddle rack can be pretty fast by my definition - however, not nearly as fast as a pure rack, which can go above 20 mph and that's really fast. Lee assigned some ranges of speed in her book. I'm not good about thinking of the gaits in miles/hour though, simply because I've never measured them. I guess that's one of the next things I need to work on - getting a feel for speeds so I can talk in those terms. I have a gps that's pretty accurate MOST of the time (except for the one time it measured Eitill at 110 mph!!!) so I need to start using it. Anyway, all of the gaits have a range of speed, although some horses can only do each gait in a narrow speed range. (I'm thinking about the McPhail gait study as I say that.) Karen Thomas, NC
