Re: RC: PBA with Saddlebred bloodlines - strange gait?

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

Judith,

This bascially a "slow rack". She should also have a fast rack which may come out later. The best way to get is is to move her on faster and faster at the walk until she does it - even for a step or two and then back off a praise. If she breaks into a trot then back off to a walk, say nothing and start.

Use contact with the bit to raise her head slightly when doing this and sit deep - that's deep not back. The thing to watch out for is that she doesn't hollow her back when she does this. You want her on the bit and rounded not head pulled back and back hollowed.

Miles and miles of pushing on the walk should her her.

Truman



CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated Sat, 23 Jun 2001  5:08:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, guest@endurance.net writes:
>
> << Judith Stirling alan_judith@talk21.com
> <snip>I have a seven year old gelding, hes 64.06% Arab, 12 1/2% Saddlebred & a
> little bit of TB thrown in for good measure!  He has Saddlebred on both
> parents sides <snip>
>
> What I am interested in is that he has a strange gait (not always) that
> comes between walk & trot - he "runs" with a four beat footfall - quite
> strange & at the moment does not keep it up for many strides.  I have been
> told that even the small ammount of Saddlebred blood in him could account
> for it?!>>
>
> Judith, a great many Arabs are likewise "gaited", including several very successful endurance horses.  One can encourage the gait somewhat by utilizing it downhill, and as it tends to be comfortable for the horse, many get to where they do it more and more as they do many miles.  It also helps to sit deep and to not start to post when the horse breaks into a trot.
>
> Heidi
>
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