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Re: horses wide behind



Cyndi Craig wrote:
> 
> Regarding horses who travel wide behind -- you may feel it is good for
> endurance, but if you want to use your horse for something else, it may
> be considered a fault.
> 
> For instance, in dressage, traveling wide behind is undesirable. You
> want the horse's shoulders and hind end to line up, and they can't if he
> is really wide behind. In competition, a judge may often remark on it,
> and it may cost you some points..in my personal experience with my
> purebred gelding. As always, your mileage may vary...
> 
> cyndi
> cyndi.craig@chron.com     So much for modern dressage competition-as contrasted to dressage 
training for practical application.Beauty is as beauty does.



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