>>>>> John, for what it's worth: Anne Elwell always used to tell people >>>>> (myself included) that Elisabeth's horses lacked gait. I don't know >>>>> if she still tells folks that or not, but "way back when" that's what she apparently thought. Maybe that was her personal opinion of them -- which she was certainly entitled to -- but she tended to state this as a commonly-known fact. I think quite a few folks (not meaning Karen, but people in the breed in general) have taken that sentiment as fact in judging (perhaps very unfairly) Elisabeth's horses and breeding program.
I've heard that too, but I PERSONALLY don't necessarily believe that about Elisabeth's horses. I haven't met that many of them, but the two I currently own (Trausti and Flekka) both are very nicely gaited...and both were purchased by their prior owners with some intent on using them for endurance. It didn't work out for either of them to be endurance horses, and ultimately I bought them, but not as "endurance prospects." I'll never promote either of them as "endurance prospects" if I should decide to sell them. They aren't. I got that Remington isn't "strongly gaited" from John's past posts...and I think he said that again today. I'm not sure why he feels he should lecture me about this. I LIKE many three-gaited horses. It's not like it's an insult for a horse not to have strong gaits, if that's appropriate for the job he's doing... Karen Thomas, NC
