On 1/2/08, Mic Rushen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:02:35 -0800, you wrote: > > >Remember that they are not used to and don't expect to see gaitedness on the > >ground. Their norm is to have gaitedness come about because of the rider. > > That's not accurate. Most of my Icelandic friends would expect to see > at least some tolt on the ground, and would worry if a horse only ever > showed trot as a foal. Likewise if a foal only showed hard pace....
which is kinda dumb really too, since my stonewall is a racking fool and he has never ever done anything in the field but trot trot trot and more trot :) I dont know about hard pace, that might worry me, but knowing what i know, if I saw a horse trotting at liberty I would not discount it gaitwise! Janice Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
