> > Gait is largely determined by conformation...or maybe I should say that the > "natural" gait is. (I'm ignoring tack, odd riding, devices, and training for > the moment because that's not coming innately from the horse...) >
injury too can alter gait just as it does in humans. Sometimes people deliberately inflict injury to enhance gait, road founder etc., but also sometimes things happen, like Jaspar's sudden change at 10 years old, a very subtle change probably no one else would notice but me but I know his "feel" so well, something is different and I cant put a finger on it but also at the same time, the same six month period that his gait has slightly altered, he has a rackers bump come up on his rump maybe, I dont know what it is but the point of his hip has changed, and also, what i wonder could have maybe caused it, for the same period of time he had had thrush and then for six onths had to have very small front feet with shoes, when his whole life with me he has had natural angles and barefoot... anyway his gait is subtley altered and I dont know why. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
