On Jan 21, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Janice McDonald wrote: >> Not longer than Iceland's of course - early 10th century.... > >
The Spaniards were breeding gaited (and spotted) riding horses by that time: for example, the Jennet (http://www.spanishjennet.org/history.shtml), which figures heavily in the ancestry of the the Paso Finos, Peruvians, Florida Cracker, and Spanish mustangs. Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/index.htm
