---- 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

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