>>> "When I looked at the picture I thought -- hmm, pretty horse, she can probably do all gaits, if asked. Sill think so -- she is at the "moderate/medium" length in all the proportions, to my eye (haven't gotten out the measuring stick)"... And she was right on about Whisper!
I was a little skeptical about the accuracy of the conformation analyses for a long time. Sure, it makes sense that the bones and joints are a large part of the equation, but had anyone actually figured out which controls which gait? Then, at the very first part of the first Liz Graves clinic I attended, Liz randomly picked my Falki and Trausti to mark up for her models. She'd never seen them ridden...and she was right on. I'll go look for the dotted up pictures of Falki, Trausti and Eitill now and will resend them. Nancy, since I also have a TWH with a strong, healthy trot, I should dot her up sometime for comparison. She's black too - would that help? I'll see if I have a decent conformation type picture of her to send, even if it's not dotted. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.1/982 - Release Date: 8/31/2007 5:21 PM
