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Yep.   He has done a single-foot too.  Definitely not it.  There seem to be several different varieties of racks, so it could be one of them. 

 

 My aunt thought it was just a really fast trot, but my mum having a better view said, "Nope he's gaiting."   

 

  I had to explain that there was no diagonal, so I couldn't post. I couldn't sit it though because of the way his hind legs were moving. (Like a cavalry trot.) So I ended up in a two point for quite a while.  I think it will smooth out as he muscles up. (He's just turning four, so he hasn't had any conditioning riding done on him.)

 

   I plan on starting light conditioning, ok my version of light, August 6th to get him ready for Camp Bob at the end of August. (Just a poker run and horsing around, not any thing difficult.)  Usually only takes a couple of hours to finish, if no one steals the signs this year.

 

   I'll probally keep it lighter for most of the remainder of 2005, then start some heavier conditioning in the spring. (Which means no endurance rides this year, or most of next year. Bummer.) He is a suspected late baby and I don't want to push any thing. Hopefully next year we can do Shore to Shore and see how he handles that. I've got allot of hope for him turning into my endurance horse.  

 

- Allegra

Maryanne Gabbani <msgabbani@xxxxxxx> wrote:

I have an Arab mare with a similar habit. It's fast as hell and you
can't post it. It's smooth to sit if you are in a slight two point.
I've been told that it's a single-foot or a rack, but there are no
gaited horse folk in Egypt to help me out. Good luck.

Maryanne

On Jul 23, 2005, at 5:18 PM, Allegra C wrote:

> Ok here is a question for those who have gaited horse experience.
>
> My horse Boco has an odd gait he does. It is the same speed as
> his canter.
>
>
> To best describe the gait, it is a 4 beat gait, in which the
> hind legs move much like they would in a cavalry trot. Only he
> REALLY works off of his hind end. His front legs swing out in
> front of him and his shoulders start a swinging like crazy. (To re-
> phrase that, his shoulders swing easily, as he flings his front
> legs out in front of him self.) His hooves do not, how do I put
> this, move in a swinging or out of line movement... think of the
> movement most gaited horses make.... but instead stay right in line
> || .
>
> This is not his in between to a canter, it is a whole different
> animal. He will shift into it, and it has a definite rhythm. He can
> do a nice cavalry trot, posting trot, and jog, along with a few
> other gaits. But I have no idea what he is doing. I can find no
> referense to a simular motion on any gaited horse sites.
>
> - Allegra
>
>
> * Every disaster is just a new opportunity that got tired of
> waiting for you to notice it.
>
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> respected.
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