On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:13:25 -0500, you wrote: >every soft gait is >called tolt
I think that's the explanation - everything is a variation of tolt, hence brokk tolt (trotty tolt - fox trot) and skeith tolt (pacey tolt - stepping pace etc). Looked at like that, you can see why the other gaits could be considered somehow less than true tolt. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
