[RC] Canter vs Extended Trot - Linda B. Merims
Leonard.Liesens@xxxxxxxxxx said:
>- gaits : most don't canter - I do not understand
> why - many places were OK for canter especially in
> what you call the badlands (and event on dirt road) - I
> think this is less traumatic for the horse as long as
> the canter is gentle and slow - you guys like the
> extended trot (we don't do that anymore in Europe)
Interesting. Remember that Frank Baines (the great
19th/early 20th century endurance rider) recommended
cantering as well.
Has anybody--for example a certain rather obnoxious
self-taught equine physiologist who runs a group
on equine sports nutrition on Yahoo--ever done
carefully-controlled treadmill input/output tests
to see whether the canter is the more efficient gait
for any given horse and across the majority of
horses?
Linda B. Merims
lbm@xxxxxxxxx
Massaachusetts, USA
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