>>>> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse.html
>>>> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-gait-rocky-mountain-horse-2.html >> This is still so hard for me - slow learner or perhaps because I am ON >> the only gaited horses I ever get to see. A guess would be #1 flat walk >> and #2 stepping pace. I always have trouble seeing the pairing of legs on black horses, so I'm not sure about #1. I think there may be a little more diagonal than even timing, so I think maybe it's more foxwalk or slow foxtrot. I'm not going to swear though. One good clue is that there's some head nod, but you can see that in either flat walk or foxtrot/foxwalk. (You can also see a "V" head motion in a stepping pace, but this looks to me to be more of an up-and-down nod...?) I like both gaits, so I wouldn't quibble with a horse that gives me either of his own accord, especially on a loose rein. The second one I agree with you on - and I think it's a pretty pacey step-pace at that. When I see a horse pacing like that, the first thing I want to do is check his saddle fit! Anyway, I don't think you are way off base - you may well be closer than I am. Karen Thomas, NC
