>>> I have read that some Standardbreds find it very difficult to canter, probably because of that wired-in paciness.
I've only know a half dozen Standarbreds, but I'd expect them to have a similar range of gaitedness (per individual, and across the breed) as most gaited breeds. I know one who paced for the full term (10 years or more?) and isn't naturally a very pacey horse at all - his gaits of choice were walk, running walk, trot and canter. BUT, speaking of canter, he didn't want to at all to begin with - but I suspect it was because he had been trained in no uncertain terms that trotting was taboo! (Does anyone else remember when Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies bought the harness trotter and decided to race him herself? Gosh what a flashback, probably 40+ years! They definitely finished first - but his gallop didn't go over so well!) Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.2/891 - Release Date: 7/8/2007 6:32 PM "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
