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<< In all gaited breeds, some specimens just have more natural gait than
others. Initial training in setting the gait can be a factor, too. Setting
the gait has different meanings dependent upon the speaker. Generally, it
involves correct collection , leg pressure and just keeping the horse in that
gait during training, i.e. not letting horse lope or canter until gait is
set. With a horse with lots of natural gait, it t'ain't no big
thing.....involves gaiting horse for first season--no running.
All gaited horses start off rear. Foxtrot is diagonal movement, left rear,
right front, etc. Running walk and Paso Fino gaits are lateral. Foxtrot
was not intended to be fast gait...just halter up your mules, ride 10-15
miles to town, sell them mules and get home in same day. Running walk is
usually faster gait than foxtrot. Some Foxtrotters do both a foxtrot and a
running walk,
Personal preference is Paso Finos. Am not aware of any suspensory ligament
problems. There are three gaits, Classic Fino, paso corte, and paso largo,
major difference is degree of collection and speed. Classic Fino is highly
collected with little forward movement. Most serious Paso breeders believe
the Classic Fino is key to preservation of gait as genetic pattern so want
Classic Fino stallions. Obviously it just isn't a trail gait...just for
Spanish grandees to court the ladies. Big horse riders bad mouth Pasos...us
horse people are bad about badmouthing all breeds except our own.
Look at individuals in any breed. I saw a wonderful Rocky Mountain stallion
doing the singlefoot...was chocolate sorrel with flaxen mane and tail. Back
to gaits....after division into lateral and diagonal, the basic difference
is variations in the beat as all are broken into four parts. Ride good
individuals in each breed...to find your druthers. Gail ..a pleasure rider.
>>
Gail Gartside President of the Missouri Equine Council, dedicated trail
advocate and breeder of Paso Finos
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Subj: Fwd: gaited horses-a question?
Date: 97-03-12 08:20:23 EST
From: Turnback C
To: suendavid@worldnet.att.net
CC: CACrescent
In all gaited breeds, some specimens just have more natural gait than others.
Initial training in setting the gait can be a factor, too. Setting the
gait has different meanings dependent upon the speaker. Generally, it
involves correct collection , leg pressure and just keeping the horse in that
gait during training, i.e. not letting horse lope or canter until gait is
set. With a horse with lots of natural gait, it t'ain't no big
thing.....involves gaiting horse for first season--no running.
All gaited horses start off rear. Foxtrot is diagonal movement, left rear,
right front, etc. Running walk and Paso Fino gaits are lateral. Foxtrot
was not intended to be fast gait...just halter up your mules, ride 10-15
miles to town, sell them mules and get home in same day. Running walk is
usually faster gait than foxtrot. Some Foxtrotters do both a foxtrot and a
running walk,
Personal preference is Paso Finos. Am not aware of any suspensory ligament
problems. There are three gaits, Classic Fino, paso corte, and paso largo,
major difference is degree of collection and speed. Classic Fino is highly
collected with little forward movement. Most serious Paso breeders believe
the Classic Fino is key to preservation of gait as genetic pattern so want
Classic Fino stallions. Obviously it just isn't a trail gait...just for
Spanish grandees to court the ladies. Big horse riders bad mouth Pasos...us
horse people are bad about badmouthing all breeds except our own.
Look at individuals in any breed. I saw a wonderful Rocky Mountain stallion
doing the singlefoot...was chocolate sorrel with flaxen mane and tail. Back
to gaits....after division into lateral and diagonal, the basic difference
is variations in the beat as all are broken into four parts. Ride good
individuals in each breed...to find your druthers. Gail ..a pleasure rider.
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Forwarded message:
Subj: Fwd: gaited horses-a question?
Date: 97-03-11 17:55:51 EST
From: CACrescent
To: Turnback C
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From: suendavid@worldnet.att.net (Susan F. Evans)
Resent-from: ridecamp@endurance.net
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Date: 97-03-11 16:10:46 EST
Hi guys,
Could someone please explain to me what the difference is between a
foxtrot, a running walk and the Paso gait (sorry, Patty, I don't know
the correct term)? What are the differences in *riding* these gaits?
I've been playing around with the idea of finding a nice gaited horse
for David (and eventually daughter Lila Marie) to ride, as he is a
novice rider and doesn't have the time to ride enough to learn
posting---TWHs were once described to me as horses for people that don't
want to learn to ride (and this was not meant as a slam, it came from
someone with a dozen TWH who meant it as a selling point!) and was
wondering if this were true. If it takes alot of effort to keep the
horse in a gait, and if it's kinda hard to find a gaited horse who is
good on trail, maybe this isn't a good beginner horse.
I'd appreciate some comments from the gaited people on the list?
Susan Evans
P.S. I agree with the posts pointing out to each his own regarding
breeds. Life's tough enough without belittling anyone else's choice of
mount. However, Since You Asked, Arabs very often ARE better as a
rule than many other breeds for endurance because of the muscle
physiology---Arabs as a rule have a higher population of slow twitch
muscle fibers suited for endurance-type work than other breeds and
therefore are somewhat more physiologically suited to distance work.
However, if you're lucky enough to have found another breed that suits
you AND can do the job, why not just count yourself blessed rather than
slamming the breed that naturally does this kind of work?
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