> blah...and them people think that if you do not have a video of it > and play it in slow motion, it can not possibly be a good TOLT/Rack.
First, I have to say something in regard to Janice. For the people newer to the list, you may not be aware of the abuse that some of us have taken for speaking about gaits and good horsemanship. Sometimes it makes us a little touchy. In this breed, we are in a big learning curve. Many times, when someone says their horse is "tolting", it isn't. It behooves us to know what is, and what isn't, tolt. I don't understand, tho, why people take offense at the learning process. I can understand why, when someone has only owned a gaited horse for a short period of time, why they might get excited about what icelanders say about tolt. The new owners are like kindergartners in the world of gaits. They aren't quite knowledgeable enough yet to differentiate and evaluate the information they receive in comparison. They come onto the list to share this *new* info with us, but we've already been there, and gone past that. When we ask for a picture or video on the gaitedhorse list, no one seems to think it's an affront. The picture or video is presented promptly and discussed with no personal agenda, but for basic learning of all involved. Everyone is in it together, for the good of the group, and the good of all. Not only for the owners, but for the good of the horse. Why is it so different with Icelandic Horse owners? Why is it such a secret as to what gait some Icelandic Horses are doing or not doing? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
