>> The Icelanders have defined "tolt" to be the rack, but they have not >> defined >> any other gaits between trot and pace, and it's about time they did. The >> names and definitions are already in place, and despite the fact that >> they >> don't want us to be right, some of them are using the terms today. >> > when you say that Judy, do you mean they have defined it in > statements? How do they define it in evaluations and in showing. > What do they "reward" as tolt, give high points to, high scores. That > to me would be how they define it. Do they evaulate or score a > runningwalk as high as a rack in terms of tolt?
Let's see... they've defined it in their animations, Feldmann defines it in his video; as does Bruno, Gudmar tried to define it in his interview (which is still here: http://iceryder.net/radioshow.html ). I think if the horse did a running walk, they probably would not evaluate the horse because he is not tolting, or they'd disqualify him, or give him a 0. I don't know; I don't think any of the riders can ride a runningwalk so that's a moot point. The problem is that they have a very small understanding and view of gaits and base everything around a tolt, which is an incorrect basis, so it throws everything off. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
