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Re: [RC] Gaiting (videos included) - Sharon LevasseurThis is an excellent point. Zephyr (an Arab x Rocky Mountain Horse) has a "trail foxtrot" instead of a "show foxtrot" ... yet it still looks different than the trail foxtrot that a Missouri Foxtrotter might perform. Zephyr's Foxtrot (2005) ... Sorry the bells are so loud! And please forgive my equitation... I was having to put more weight in the stirrups than usual. http://www.zegifts.com/Design/Assets/images/zephyrfoxtrot.wmv Zephyr's Foxwalk (2003) http://www.zegifts.com/Design/Assets/images/Zephyr-Foxwalk.WMV Some great foxtrotting videos: http://www.foxtrotters.org/foxtrotting_horse_videos.htm -Sharon L. in Maine Quoting Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: Thank you, Faustina, for that clarification of the rack. It may interest some folks to know that the different smooth gaits are not so cut and dried, as they are performed by different horses and different breeds, well, differently. A Tennessee Walker can run walk, canter, rack, or pace. My foxtrotter can rack, foxtrot, runwalk, pace, trot and canter. There is a breed called the Racking horse, some of which can do incredible speeds at what is called "speed racking." The world record for a speed racking horse is 37 mph! Many of them can speed rack in the 25-30 mph range. All while the rider sits there drinkin' a Starbucks. There is also the Indian Shuffle, the singlefoot, and any number of variations of smooth gaits. Some horses do them better than others, and I have found it difficult to find sure-footedness combined with excellent gaiting, as some gaited horse can be a bit trippy. I agree that the foxtrotter seems to be one of the best candidates for endurance riding. I know of Tennessee Walkers, Kentucky Mountain Saddle horses and Foxtrotters who have all finished Tevis. FWIW, Dr Q =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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