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My old Morgan gelding, Bubba, has a heck of a trot. We
were trotting along a country road once, when a Volkswagen (the old kind) came
up next to us and kept looking at his speedometer. Bubba doesn't need much
encouragement, so when we got to the next intersection, the driver stopped and
said "Wow! 27MPH!!" Maybe his speedometer was off, but I know Bubba flies. He
wasn't even at full speed then, being on a road. Most of my friends' horses
would be extending their canter when he was still trotting. His hrm would show
in the 140's at a trot. It would go through the roof at a canter because he
would get so torked up, wanting to gallop.
We only ever did a handful of 50's, but we top tenned
three of them. Never broke from a trot.
Maggie Pritchard--and I always rode
sidesaddle!
Bubba--them was the glory days, Mom
Am I the only one who has horses that are definitely lower while
trotting than cantering?
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