> Don't you suspect that there might also be a genetic wired-in component > in > the ability to gait?
There are three components to gait: boney structure, musculature, and neural wiring. No "gait gene" has been found, at least so far. There is a theory that the gaited horse retains some "immaturity" which allows him to use his body like foals do (laterally); and sometimes it's a weakness in the back that allows for gaitedness. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
