Re: RC: Gaited Horses

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

There are gaited horses that can do the sport just fine. I've ridden a walker
for several seasons. In fact she has almost 2000 miles including a ROC finish.
If I didn't want to breed her, she would still be going. There is a woman in FL
who rides a Paso. She has quite a few miles on him, including several 100's.

"Mr. Charles" - Charles Long may he rest in peace - from Mississippi used to
ride his walker. He would just glide along with a two inch ash on his cigar that
never fell off. Talk about a smooth horse.

The key to finding a good gaited horse for endurance is to get a good horse -
one that is comforted properly, has good heart and lungs, good feet, etc. that
is otherwise gaited.

They are out there in a lot of breeds. I do prefer a walker since I like a
bigger horse. I also find the gait of a Paso to short for my size, but that is a
personal preference.  The advice for the woman looking for a gaited horse is to
take a friend and go look.  First consider the horse as a horse. If it doesn't
look like it could do endurance, then it probably couldn't. They are out there.

Happy looking

Truman

Dakoiah@aol.com wrote:

> I haven't started competeing yet, but I am trying to condition my Paso Fino
> for endurance riding.  I like my boy because he has a nice willing
> temperment, a smooth as silk gait, and is reletively small (14.1 hands).
>
> If you get a Paso, go to someone who breeds them for trail/pleasure type
> situations.  The show Paso's can be very high.  My guy is a lot like an Arab
> in temperment.  He's still young but given a few years he'll be one heck of a
> horse.  But then I'm prejudiced....
>
> Juli and
> Alpine (what do you mean, in a few years?????)

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Truman Prevatt
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