Hi, I am new to the group. I own a Peruvian Paso mare with spavin. She is only 4 and is in the middle of training. I believe she had it when I got her but was too inexperienced to realize that is what it was. She even passed a vet check. My riding her will probably be limited. I will be getting another horse soon. I have always liked the Icelandics and actually found the ones I have ridden to be smoother and more fun than the Peruvians. I have only been riding a year.
So I don't make a mistake on this next horse, I am wondering how I can tell a "natural tolter" from one that has had to be trained to tolt? I am looking for a horse that has a lot of "thread" as it is called in Peruvian Horse speak. It means that the horse has a wide range of speed within his gait and can perform it well at slow, fast and inbetween speeds. Maria
