On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 22:01:31 -0500, you wrote: >When and where did the first definition of what the signature gait of the >breed was appear? Anyone know? Did FEIF come up with it? Just on >personal observation, it seems the breed's gaiting spectrum is all over the >place -- and always has been.
I wouldn't have said that the tolt is the signature gait of the breed - FEIF promotes them as five gaited. It's perhaps a bit different in Europe where people advertising them do tend to emphasize the tolt, probably because gaited breeds in general are in the minority (or virtually unknown) so a "different" gait is a good selling point. Why no one has cottoned on to the fact that three or four "different" gaits are an even better selling point is beyond me... Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
