Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Canter vs Extended Trot

Interesting this has bee brought up.  My mare, who suffered a ligament
tear in her stifle last year, is now pretty much retired due to
arthritis
setting into the joint.

The vet at the clinic told me that I could still ride her lightly, but
try to only walk and canter.  He said cantering is easier on the joints
than trotting.  I thought it was weird, but he insisted that was the
case.

Jennifer

"Linda B. Merims" wrote:

> 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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