On 9/19/07, dawn_atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ------------------I know that winging is not considered a fault in the > Peruvian Paso breed. Is there a difference in the conformation of > Peruvians versus Icelandics that allows for the winging?
yes, they wing from a different place, their conformation is such that they wing from the shoulder I think it is, but a definite conformation thing. I have seen them gait and wing and it looks very different I dont know how to describe it. Their whole body "frames up" differently. I have seen walking horses wing and paddle out in back too, and it looks different. I wish I had the technical knowlege to explain it! All I can say is when peruvians wing they appear to be very collected and their front, in the chest appears to be in a different frame for gaiting than when a walker does it. When a walker does it he seems to do it more from the legs and seems more constrained... again I dont know how to describe. One way to describe... have you seen men, football players, run through a course of rubber tires? How each foot lands in the center of a different tire so they are going along with legs farther out from the hip, not from lower down. Its like that. The winging doesnt come from lower down. And I have never seen one wing that wasnt in a gait where they seemed very elegantly bent at the poll. Also they werent going fast fast like a racker so dont know what gait. Walkers winging were going fast like a racker. Peruvians seem to do it more elegantly. These are my observations. In the icelandic video the winging seems to be too much swaying side to side. a peruvian does not swing side to side like that when winging. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
