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Years ago I was riding a friend's second horse.  We rode both days ever 
weekend for years and it was always apparent that the two horses were 
not matched unless his horse cantered.  Eventually we both got heart 
rate monitors and we decided to "study" the horses.  Turned out that 
"my" horse was really efficient at the trot (i.e., low heart rate) while 
his horse's heart rate went up significantly when he was made to trot as 
fast as mine.  But, if he was allowed to canter,his heart rate dropped 
and stayed right in the same range as my horse's when he was trotting. 
To us the obvious conclusion was that his horse was more efficient 
cantering and mine at trotting.
Laney

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > How do the canters compare? I've ridden a couple horse in my days 
> > > > with 
> big rears and powerful trots - but the canter was just not good 
> > > unless 
> > > you let them stretch out.
>
> You just described my two. Kaboot had the big butt and a huge trot. 
> His "canter" was his transition to hand gallop, then run away WHEE!! 
> Gunner on the other hand has a heck of a walk and a dreamy 
> canter...but his trot is a bit of a jackhammer (like driving a jeep 
> on a rutted road). If I just wanted to do 50's I'd canter them, but 
> since I entered in in the Biltmore 100 I feel like I've got to stick 
> to the trot. I'm not so sure it's all that developable either. :-P
>
> By the way, Gunner's a wonderful hill horse, plenty of power, but 
> he's *going* to canter them, not trot!
>
> Angie
>
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