> of course, if you say he is "gaiting" in my area, you could equally well be > describing a horse at the walk or a gallop.
Most of us gaited horse folks live in areas that are mostly non-gaited horses, so you're not alone. However, for the most part, people do understand that "gaiting" has the implied meaning of easy- or smooth-gaiting. No one on the gaited horse list has a problem with it, and when it is used on non-gaited horse lists, people seem to understand about the alternate intermediate gaits. There are millions of horse owners who have the ability to take the meaning from the context. So many words have two meanings, but we are able to discern the difference with no problem. It's not an issue for anyone else, so no need to make it an issue for yourself. >>So, for the this forum can we all agree to the terminology in Lee's book? Absolutely. Great idea. There will be no problem in communication and understanding that way. Thanks! Judy
