On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:17:02 +0200 (EET), you wrote: >Gaedingakeppni rules say it doesn't matter which lead the horse takes. Which >is quite understandable since the horse only needs to show gaits on a straight >track so there is no correct lead (if the competition is on oval track the >horse needs to show gaits on a long side which is also straight).
I have actually watched Gaedinakeppni held on an oval track where the horse took either the wrong lead, or cross gallop (disunited canter) on the shorts sides and no-one seemed to mind. That seemed very odd to me, as a sport judge... Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
