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[RC] travelling wide - rides2farBut despite Kaboot, in my experience, the majority of the horses that travel this way are NOT heavy on the forehand, O.K. Now everybody's got me wondering if they'd think he was on the forehand if they saw him move. I know he's pulling downhill when he's doing his runaways, and feels like a racehorse who's thrown his center of gravity out about 5' in front of his nose when he gets it in his mind to...but he can also go down the trail really feeling like he's got it together and is up under himself. I'd say he covers the majority of the distance after the first loop without pulling that often. If he ever starts flopping a long I can give a squeeze and the rear end comes back up under me...as opposed to my old horse Isaiah who I will now mention to intrigue those of you talking dog gait. Isaiah had a huge belly, and a narrow rear end that never learned to go wide. He trotted along like a coondog with his rump to one side...maybe hunting a way to get those legs past that belly without spreading. His rear end trailed along behind, his front feet flipped up as he flopped them out there. His nose was in the air, and he went downhill fast but reminded me of someone running downhill totally out of control windmilling their arms. He rope walked in front and flipped one foot out to the side. His best speed was 7mph... heart rate was very low but anything over that and all those weird legs just went everywhere like a car wobbling when out of balance and he'd get a worried look in his eyes. All that said...he did 1000 miles including one 100 miler with only one pull and no lost time lamenesses or vet bills. He retired sound only because we couldn't stand to ride him long enough to wear him out. >g< While we're at it...how come the best long distance dogs...coondogs...travel at an angle? I'm sending Heidi a bunch of Kaboot photos in various gaits. We'll let her explain what she sees to you. :-) Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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