On 7/2/07, dawn_atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you think that Icelandic Horses do a saddle rack? > > Judy > > ----------------I'm going to apologize ahead of time - I don't have a > lot of time to post right now. > > But yes, I do think they saddle rack. I think they tolt (rack), > foxtrot, hard pace, etc... I think there's a huge range in our horses > and each one moves a little different. Some move more stiffly and tend > towards paciness. Some move with a lot of looseness and tend towards > foxtrot or trottiness. Some that are stiff don't necessarily lean > towards pace, some that move loose don't necessarily lean towards > trot. There's just a very wide range of movements and soft gaits > within the breed... > > Dawn >
its wonderful to have this becoming more and more acknowleged instead of "if he doesnt tolt theres one for the stewpot." especially since it seems so many disagree on what tolt is exactly. I think hey, if an icey needs to have 5 specific gaits in the performance arena and at evaluations fine. But for all those other wonderful gaits to be not just ignored but maligned is just a shame. also the ones who for whatever reason dont easy gait. seems like in a lot of cases they make excellent endurance and trail mounts. so they shouldnt go in a stew pot either. obviously. its just that where I come from, my gaited horse world, smooth natural trail gaits and show gaits in most cases just dont mix. Like speed racking on the trail. ridiculous with any gait... etc. Janice yipie tie yie yo
