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Gaited horses are well known for their ability to "run" downhills.  
Their four-beat gait provides more stability and presumably less stress 
on the legs.

That is not meant as a disparagement of other breeds. Indeed there are 
arabs that can also "fly" downhill, although it is my understanding 
that many of them actually do a four-beat gait to manage this.

So does your daughter's Standardbred do a "gait" downhill or a trot?

-Paul
On Nov 23, 2004, at 1:48 PM, Nancy Sturm wrote:

> So what is it about the gaited horses and downhill?
>
> My daughter's Standardbred is the best horse downhill I've ever been 
> on.


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