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Re: [RC] paso fino question - rdcarrieIf you've never ridden a Paso at a trot, don't knock it till you've tried it...I've ridden my husband's Paso many miles in gait, as well as at a trot and canter, and there is almost no motion at the trot or canter, either...still nice and smooth :) As for aches and pains after 50 miles, I don't have any after a 50 on one of my Arabs, either, except for my bad knee, and that hurts after a ride on hubby's Paso, too.
Dawn in East Texas -----Original Message----- From: M.Paul Latiolais <latiolp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: rdcarrie@xxxxxxx Cc: Ridecamp (E-mail) <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; amymartin@xxxxxxx; GaitedEnduranceRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:41:53 -0700 Subject: Re: [RC] paso fino question Well, to each his own, I guess. One of the things I love about riding a paso fino in endurance is the aches and pains I DON'T have at the end of 50 miles, and of course the looks of jealousy. As one rider put it, "Are you sure that's legal?" :-)) -Paul On Jul 19, 2005, at 11:32 AM, rdcarrie@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hi Amy, > My husband rides a Paso Fino gelding in LD. He first rode his horse > ony in gait, to get him gaiting well. But now he trots him a lot > (trot = trocha). Diamante has a huge trot, and at 14.1h can keep up > with just about any Arab. Your horse won't "forget" how to gait if > you trot her. As you noticed, you can put her back into gait (corto) > by collecting her up and driving her forward with your seat and > thighs. My husband likes the varitey of gaits his guy has - corto, > trot, canter, fast walk, etc. And a really fast largo when really > inspired. :) > > Dawn in East Texas > > -----Original Message----- > From: Amy Martin <amymartin@xxxxxxx> > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:08:57 -0500 > Subject: [RC] paso fino question > > I have noticed some on the list have experience with Paso Finos so > thought > I'd ask this question. I have recently acquired my first gaited > horse, a 5 > yo Paso Fino mare, and am enjoying getting to know her. After much > internet > research I have decided that her preferred gait is not the expected > even > lateral corto but is an uneven diagonal gait which I think is called a > trocha. I think it i s the paso fino equivalent of a fox trot. She > can do > this gait on a loose rein with her body and her neck in a neutral > position. > It seems easy for her and rides like a soft jog trot. I can get her to > corto briefly by lifting her head and containing her forward motion and > pushing her forward. My question is which gait would be better for the > miles and long run. I plan to do CTR's and limited distance endurance > with > her. Right now we are just walking as she is green and young and > needs a > LSD conditioning base. Is there anything wrong with just forgetting > about > the corto/largo and going with strengthening the trocha? Will I be > able to > develop all the gaits or will strengthening a diagonal gait mess up the > lateral gaits? She has a nice canter too. I have ordered the new Lee > Ziegler book for help as well. All these extra gears are confusing!! > > Thanks, Amy > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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