Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Running Walk vs.Fox-Trot

In a message dated 02-05-16 08:14:39 EDT, you write:

The question is not "which gait/speed is best for your horse".The question is 
more like "which of the two gaits is BETTER,least likely to end in 
disaster,when traveling of neccesity very quickly in that aforementioned 
horrid terrain?".This is not a "trail rider" situation,

Hi Ray!
I think your question above has already been answered by you to your 
satisfaction.  You prefer the running walk and canter, which you have seen 
successfully used over rough terrain by your scouts.  
My opinion is that I can safely ride rough terrain in either the foxtrot or 
running walk, in fact, the foxtrot is promoted by the breed association as a 
gait for rough terrain.  But I would use whatever gait the horse I was riding 
was most efficient and surefooted at. I would certainly not feel comfortable 
generalizing and flatly stating that the running walk was the gait of choice 
for that terrain.  That appears to be your opinion, and if so, you should be 
looking for that horse that can perform as you wish.  They are certainly out 
there, whether they are registered TWH or MFT.  
Hope that settles this for now, and my apologies to ridecamp for dragging 
this out.  
Kitty Longino

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