--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>a wonderful runningwalk
> > is not what they, or I for that matter are breeding for. I want
> a
> > good clear tolt/rack.......in my Icelandics, now if they have
> other
> > easy gaits, I would be fine riding them, but it is not what I am
> > breeding for,
>
>
> Skye, how do you define tolt, and what do you look for in your
> breeding
> horses?
>
> I'm not looking for a generic answer such as "I get a stallion that
> tolts,
> and breed it to a mare that tolts". I'm looking for more specifics
> in
> conformation, gait, etc.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Judy
Well lets see....I bought Skyfaxa because her preferred gait out in
the pasture is tolt...she got a nice shoulder, he neck is not too
long, nor is it too short, and it goes into her shoulders
properly.....she has straight legs.....her action is not high....she
covers ground well....she has nice conformation overall.
Dis, well we bought her because of different reasons....we like how
fluid her movements are....she is built nicly, she shows tolt out in
the field, but canter seems to be her favorite gait...she will canter
a lot then go down into a tolt. Her action again is not high.
We bought Bylgia because Sally loves to ride her....she has a totally
different build, she is from kolkousi/Akuyreri, so her build is thick
and stocky, shorter neck, but it still comes into the shoulder nicly.
She loves to tolt, she looks like a war pony going off to battle when
she does, it makes us smile.
ALl 3 mares have different lines, and color. 2 are out of world
champions, which I know you do not value much, the other is from
stock that has a really different look which we like.
We like a horse to be able to freely without our help, hold its head
up....I want them to be able to get themselves in a comfortable
position to be able to do these gaits. I do not want to help them
out with a certain bit, or holding their head up with my hands.
I tell you if I could purchase another horse that was sired by
Pruther fra Nedra Asi, I would. Everybody loves Skyfaxa and she
looks just like her Sire.
Skye
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