--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > 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
Its just sometimes it comes across pretty touchy, like no one else
could possibly know what a rack is unless you video it, and play it
back in slow motion, frame by frame, which has been discussed here
before.....I do not even open up the 'what gait' threads, as in the
past it gets too nit picky for me. Now some of you like it, thats
fine, have fun, I will read the 'what gait' in the Gaited horse
magizine and have fun with it there on my own. And by the way thank
you Judy for being so involved with that.
I just get touchy when I get pushed....because I do not have a video
to show, you all just have to take my word that I can see a rack out
in the field untill I get one together. Its almost like this...your
horse does not tolt untill proven by us, videoed for a long time and
watched frame by frame, and still I feel you all would find fault in
a split second where one foot was a little too slow in a frame and
therefore it would not be a good tolt. Its my perception......
And yes I have only been involved with these guys for 5 years, but
boy did I jump in head first, have had 16 Icelandics in the past 5
years, owned a stallion, bred quite a few babies, taken private
clinics on Icelandics here, and anytime I have a question I have my
very own personal friend who is just as picky about tolt as you to
ask....boy is she ever picky, which is good, I just think she comes
across mabye in my opinion as a little nicer about it.....She just
sold her personal riding horse to Sally, and Sally says I just gotta
ride him one day to feel his tolt because it is so perfect....he is
pretty forward, so not anytime soon....I have seen a lot of it from
being behind on the trail! And hearing it when riding next to him.
Anyway, there just seems to be an edge to the discussions sometimes
that I am sensitive to.....
YOu have to remember that I really do live in the jungle, 3 miles off
raod, and its amazing that I even have interenet service, let alone
the ability to send video......not happening yet.....mabye I can put
it on a disk and snail mail it to Judy....of course only after my
friend looks at it.......
Skye
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