On 24/08/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So--the way Clout moves, those big, high-stepping moves are not natural? > V
I dunno...could be a ton of reasons but the one reason that speaks to me is weighting. He might not have weights on in the video when he's moving without a rider (I'd look again, but I can't stomach it)...but if he was trained with weights...I would suspect that he would still move that way without them. If I was to ever breed a mare again (hypothetically speaking since I only have geldings)...I would want to see how a stallion moved in the pasture, barefoot and without a rider. I don't want to spend any time worrying about whether the offspring would be naturally gaited. There are too many other important things to train a youngster for. Wanda
