[RC] MFT vs. TWH - Ridecamp Guest
Ray O'Donohue rno2m@xxxxxxxxxxxx
This is a loaded question! As a field trial rider,I have a experience with only one MFT,but have ridden a lot of TWH's.Bear in mind that many TWh's rarely or never give a Rw.My MFT does about five or more gaits,depending on...whatever.If i were getting a new horse for trials,or endurance,I would look for a TWH with a pronounced head nod:if he ain't nodding his head,he is doing some other gait than a RunningWalk.The reason you want a true RunningWalk,and this is in my opinion key to the whole gaited horse advantage re "high average speed in rough terrain" is that it gives a seamless transition up into a lope/canter and back down into the running walk.A good TWH can,at a RW jamdownhill across gullies in rocky and muddy terrain with wonderful safety.My MFT cannot!and he is very heavy on the forehand.I don't know how pronounced the heavy forehand problem is in other MFT's ;i have been told that "many" are that way.The Fox Trot gait as such does not lend itself to rough terrain as well as the RW.I'm starting to believe that NO gait,including the square trot of the typical non-gaited horse is as good for quick travel in very rough terrain strewn with hazards as a good RW.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
|
|
