On 01/07/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I would be perfectly happy just cutting the word "tolt" out of my > vocabulary, I don't think I really use the term anyway. > > I'm with you, Kim. I don't use the word "brokk" when I mean trot, so I will > try from now on to be more careful to use the work rack when I mean rack.
To each our own. I will probably always use the word "tolt" when explaining their gaits to non-gaited people. However, I will expand upon that word using North American terms when explaining the subtilities and range of what that word encompasses.. I will want a non-gaited person to understand that they are seeing a saddle rack, or a rack or a nice running walk or a fox trot, or stepping pace. To me, having people understand that there is a whole range of gaits available with these horses is an absolute positive to the breed. Wanda
