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I've never heard of a gaited Percheron, or for that matter a gaited draft horse
of any kind.  But Morgans, sure!
-Sharon L. in Maine


Quoting Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Lud's "Grey, 1/2 Morgan (sire) and 1/2 Percheron did a rack when his trot
> became too fast.  When I could no longer post, and just had to sit, then I
> knew he was gaiting.  My childhood mare, likely a Morgan, did a single-foot.
> I know there are gaited Morgans, and I question whether Percherons are
> gaited.  Someone tell me I'm wrong about Percherons, perhaps?
>
> Barbara
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Dawn Carrie
>   To: Jody Rogers-Buttram
>   Cc: Ride Camp
>   Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 8:54 AM
>   Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Gaited 1/2 Arabs
>
>
>   I have heard that too...that if one wants a gaited half Arab (or a gaited
> horse that his half non-gaited), then to make sure that the gaited parent is
> the mare for the greatest chance of getting gait.  I've known of 6 horses
> that were half of a gaited breed (2 Arab/Paso Finos, 2 Arab/TWH, 1
> Morgan/MFT, and 1 Arab/RMH).  All were gaited, and in all cases, the dam was
> the gaited breed.  Of course, we need some examples the other way, with the
> gaited parent beng the sire, to see if "the rule" works.  <G>
>
>   Dawn
>
>
>   On 7/17/07, Jody Rogers-Buttram <dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     Hello RC,
>
>       Someone told me that a gaited horse gets it's "gait" from the mother.
> I know of some 1/2 arabs that gaited very well.  But they were out of gaited
> mares.  Does anyone know how true this rumor is?  Could an arab mare have a
> gaited offspring?
>
>     Jody
>
>     PS.  Cash Pony I believe would gait if trained that way...but his mother
> was the TWH.
>
>
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