> I think we are at a great period of time, a break-through period, where we can now acknowledge, without naysayers, that the breed DOES fox trot!
And that foxtrot ain't a broken tolt and don't need fixin! : ) <smile> If someone wants to compete in the Icelandic show ring and needs a tolt, then sell the foxtrotter and buy a naturally tolting horse. Let the foxtrotter be someone else's lovely pleasure mount for the trail (or distance riding as the case may be). I just hope the folks involved with this breed can gain an understanding of, and an appreciation for the soft gaits inherently present in this breed besides, or in addition to the tolt. When people have one of these natural foxtrotters or horses with a running walk that bubbles forth and some clinician or other expert is telling them it's faulty tolt and how to "remedy" it, it's a crime. To me, that's like plating platinum with gold. . . . -- Renee M. in Michigan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1263 - Release Date: 02/06/2008 8:14 PM
