---- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Collection is not present in the easy gaits. Collection has an upward > vector, and the easy gaits have an earth-bound vector... opposite, and > that's what makes them "easy" gaits :-). If we collect them, they'll be > trotting!
Judy, do you mean ALL soft gaits, or just the racking family of gaits? Because I was under the impression the running walk could have the beginnings of collection, and the foxtrot could be collected to some degree. Is that incorrect? > > Here are some articles written about the use of the words collect and > collection in regard to gaited horses: I will have to check these out. -- Renee M. in Michigan
