>> Well, don't forget, Trish, he WAS foxtrotting in the pictures with Rich >> up...that's a good start! :)
> That's true! I should have said he never trots with me! My husband, > the ace rider...he has Starri doing smooth gaits too and Starri almost > always trots with me. Sigh...he is just swelled up with pride knowing > this! But at least he's riding more :-) Riders DO affect the way a horse goes. There's so many dynamics and combinations of dynamics! The rider's weight, the position the rider sits in, the center of gravity of the rider... Now.... gender... does that make a difference to the horse? Do you recall the "trick" about the chair that women can do, and men can't? Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
