Someone said that it's hard for Icelandic's to canter, but I don't agree. I
think it's hard sometimes for the very PACEY horses to canter, but most
Icelandics I know seem to canter just fine. Remember however, that none of
my Icelandic's have been trained to pace, nor were they trained from
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:04:45 -0800, you wrote:
Do you find that the three-gaited Icelandics have as much problem with a nice
slow canter?
By three gaited I assume you mean without any lateral gaits? ; )
I've been lucky enough to never yet have met an Icelandic with truly
NO lateral ability
It seems to be pretty rare for Icelandics to manage a nice slow
collected canter. Ability, or training? The latter, I think, though
some 5gaited horses find it really hard.
I think that pacey horses can have a harder time trying to get the
nice little canter.
If they find a little four-beat
Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti:
I do find that in general
horses which have pace (won't call them 5gaited horses Karen! ; ))
usually have softer canters than those that don't. The canter is often
4-beat and lacking in suspension, but very nice to sit on - same as
their trot, a lot of
here are some videos of nasi cantering:
This one looks like it would be pleasant to ride all but the buck :)--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcJDOyfRzIA
another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8ZFIt3-no
This is one of Nasi and Jaspar cantering together and you can kinda
see how Jaspar's
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:20:34 -0800, you wrote:
Mic, can you get some of the horses over there? ridden and at liberty?
You know me, crap at getting videos. Stills, now, no problem!
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
horses which have pace usually have softer canters than those that don't.
The canter is often
4-beat and lacking in suspension, but very nice to sit on - same as heir
trot, a lot of the time.
We should try to compile some videos of the different types of canters.
Mic, can you get some of
