I'll also vouch for this possibility-I have ridden several horses who can
do ANY of the range of gaits from trot to pace-just rode alongside one this
morning. Junior is my friend's grade Walker gelding. She started
riding him when he was 3, but as she knew NOTHING about asking for gait, she
allowed him to perform a hard trot. This summer I took him and "gaited"
him for her-and found that he has an awesome running walk AND rack.
However, as she is still learning to work with the intricacies of gait, he will
occasionally pick up a DEAD PACE. My Tiger horse has the same range of
motions, yes, including a stepped pace AND a foxtrot.
Truman,you are The Man,having steered me right many
times.HOWEVER: I must say I am skeptical of your mare doing a both a RW AND
a hard square trot,unless she also exhibited a foxtrot. That is,if Eldon
Eadie's gait timing progression is definitive.
My mare can do a nice RW with overstride, nod and teeth clankin', as
well as a stepping pace, and trust me( I have to post)...a hard trot...and a
foxtrot. Remember Eldon's work is all theory. Happy to send you pics of her
doing RW and trot...same rider, same arena. She does not rack however.
BTW she is a gaited Morgan. I'd say she is wired towards the diagnal side
but can do lateral gaits quite easily.
