> There was another Icelandic at the last ride and he did gait the > whole time, but it was definitely not a tolt. I never was close > enough to examine what gait he was doing.
Wonder what it was! Maybe someone can get a video next time. > We were clipping along at a steady trot at a ride and a rider passed > us on a tall Anglo-Arab gelding. He didn't look like he was exerting > any effort at all at a steady trot. His long legs outdistanced us in > no time. We are all basically diagonally gaited creatures. As humans, we start out crawling diagonally, walking diagonally, climbing ladders diagonally. It's just easier to keep our balance. There is a theory that gaited horses have weaker and / or immature back structure. Perhaps that had something to do with their demise in Europe as people bred stronger and more athletic horses. There is a trade-off with gaits and athleticism. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
