>> Spanish Walk: Its a gait that a horse Never does on its own....
This is a good topic (what gaits a horse does on it's own), but should be under it's own subject heading. We've had quite a few videos of "what gait", of Icelandic Horses either at liberty, or ridden where the horse chooses his gait (without forced frame or heavy contact), and not many at all choose tolt! We see a lot of fox trot, stepping pace, some running walk. What's up with that? Who chose tolt for the breed? And what should we do about it? As to the subject title, Classical Training in Iceland... let's think about this: does classical training "allow" for natural gait? If yes, why aren't we seeing natural gait out of Europe and Iceland. And if not, why not? why would they be using a form of riding and training that does not allow for natural gait? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
