Re: A picture is worth a thousand words (was: Up Hill orDown)

["Claudia Provin" <provincmk@fanninelectric.com>]

    Terms are confusing---I would have taken "BIG" trot to mean an
English/Park trot.

Claudia

----- Original Message -----
From: Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>
To: <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
Cc: <BMcCrary27@aol.com>; <katswig@earthlink.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 12:08 AM
Subject: RC: A picture is worth a thousand words (was: Up Hill orDown)


> Hi Heidi
> Terms can sure be misleading. We call the English Pleasure trot a Round
> trot or say that the horse "pops" his trot. "Big" trot is reserved for
> ground covering--- more hunter or "daisy clipping" as you say. Hal has
> produced get that can be trained for English Pleasure when he was
> crossed with mares who have that kind of trot, but it is not his natural
> way of traveling. We have had several dressage trainers who have
> commented that he has the ability to go Grand Prix level based on what
> they saw him do; every kind of trot is covered in that discipline. I
> just never had the time to pursue it. From now on I guess I'll have to
> describe what I'm talking about. I still am confused, though, do most
> endurance riders trot or canter for most of the ride?
>
> CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 1/12/00 5:55:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
woa@stormnet.com
> > writes:
> >
> > << I'm in the wrong corral if that's the case because all my offspring
trot
> > like
> >  dressage horses  >>
> >
> > One does have to qualify what one means by "extended trot."  The long,
low,
> > daisy-cutting extended trot as done by dressage horses is wonderful, and
is
> > not terribly concussive.  Also, as done by dressage horses, it is a gait
you
> > can ask for when it is appropriate, not "THE" way of going of the horse.
The
> > trot that causes problems is the "English" trot for which many show
breeders
> > select.  This "big" trot is very concussive, and often does lead to
problems
> > over time.  There are horses that can put on the "English" trot for fun
out
> > in the pasture, but for whom it is not their natural way of going--when
> > confronted with long miles, they will ease back to a long, low,
efficient
> > stride.  It is the ease and efficiency you're after, and I'd take that
over
> > stride length if I had to choose between one or the other.  Those who
can
> > extend without losing that easy movement are nice.
> >
> > Heidi
>
>
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