>>>>>what you call a "fox trot" they'd just call a "trotty tolt" and work >>>>>with as such. >> >>But it's not. > > No, it's not a trotty tolt, it's a fox trot,
I would like to see a video of what the icelandic-style trainers believe is a trotty tolt. Does anyone have one? >>>but for an island which > does not actually have a word for fox trot and tends to use tolt as a > cover-all word for any gait which isn't actually hard pace, trotty > tolt is a good compromise. New words are invented every day. So it's not unreasonable that they will start to use fox trot for the actual gait. Way back when Col. Bradbury talked with the Icelanders, somewhere in the 70's, they came up with : draf tolt and brokk tolt. >>>However, it does hold negative connotations > - "it's not "proper" tolt, it's TROTTY tolt" rather than "oh look, > what a super fox trot". That's limiting, tho, for those Icelandic Horses that are conformed for, and naturally fox trot, which is a super gait, very smooth, and easy on the horse. >>>>As Icelandics are a breed known for tolt, > rather than fox trot, I can't see this changing among the thousands > who don't read this list. We can do it! We operate on the 100 Monkey Theory :-). It's worked so far! No one should be against learning new stuff! It's beneficial to the horse, also, not to be forced to tolt if he's not conformed to do it. The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon means that when only a limited number of individuals knows a 'new way', it remains the conscious property of those individuals. However, when one more individual manifests this new awareness, the field is strengthened, a critical mass is reached, and the awareness becomes the conscious property of all. This new awareness is communicated mind to mind. Look what happened with the Sensation Saddle! And natural horsemanship! And bitless riding! It's spreading! Mic, you are in a perfect position to educate across the pond. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
