Regarding using Lee's book / definitions of gait: >> Great idea. There will be no problem in communication and understanding >> that way.
I agree. We'll all be on the same page then. . . (oh, bad pun alert!) Vicka said: > except for those who do not understand those terms and are not in a > discourse community that would make it easy to learn them.< Well first of all, I would think for someone who teaches at Harvard and is a linguist and lover of language, learning definitions for new terms would not be so difficult. : ) Secondly, how wonderful for you to have THIS community where those new terms will be used and give you time to absorb them. Let's not be difficult and argumentive about this with each other about this. I think it's a good suggestion to use the terms and definitions laid down in Lee's book -- great resource book to pick up for anyone who doesn't have it -- so that everyone here can "speak the same language" when discussing gaits. If folks want to speak of the gaits in a different way locally, no problem. But for clarity's sake and good communication on THIS LIST, I think using one standard from a "neutral" authority on soft gaits is a good idea and will lend towards more productive threads. -- Renee M. in Michigan > > --vicka > > > IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses > > "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, > contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and > unrealistic." > > "All truth passes through three stages. > First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. > Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer > > > [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com > [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com > [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo > [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1324 - Release Date: 3/10/2008 > 7:27 PM > >
