Re: How about Peruvians?

[lkinsky@silcom.com (Lynn Kinsky)]

>All the talk about Paso Finos got me wondering if there were any
>Peruvian Pasos being used in endurance?
>
>I would think the outward swing of the front legs (termino????) would be
>a distinct disadvantage.
>
>tracy

A low, modest termino, that comes from a fluid and flexible shoulder does
not appear to require extra energy or to be a disadvantage, except
sometimes on a very grooved trail, where their feet might bang the sides. I
breed for, and select my trail horses for, the low, minimal termino.

The very flashy high lift and extreme termino that one sees on many of the
show horses does, IMO, require extra energy and *is* detrimental to advance
and efficient movement down the trail -- and such horses, in my experience,
aren't as smooth as those with more modest action.  What is considered
desirable by show ring standards -- and touted to the public as the ideal
-- is not always what makes an efficient and effective saddle and distance
horse (or is even true to the original usage and standards for the horse).
I think all of our breeds have this problem . . .


-- Lynn K. (Santa Ynez, CA)
   http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky