I'd have to differ with you on gaited horses not being able to keep up -
Holly's gaited and at our first (and only so far, stupid surgery) ride as we
were blowing past the Arabs at a trot we got some raised eyebrows and nice
comments regarding her trot. My husband used to drive Standardbreds years
ago and when he finally got to see her move out he was
impressed! Friends have clocked us on the road at her 'normal' trot, not
extended, just going down the road, at 15 mph. And, add to that that
you're not getting beat to death...woohoo! Right after the surgery I
borrowed my sister's QH...OMG, I've only ridden Holly for 1.5 years now and I'll
never go back to driving an old junker when I've got a Lexus in the yard!
She always complains because I trot everywhere, 'I'd rather walk or lope'...now
I know why!
> In a
message dated 11/23/2004 3:49:14 PM Central Standard Time, > nsturm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
writes: > >> So what is it about the gaited horses and
downhill? >> >> My daughter's Standardbred is the best horse
downhill I've ever been on. > > > > My husband's Paso
Fino is also a fantastic downhill horse. He can > absolutely fly
downhill, either in gait or at a trot. And he's > probably the
most surefooted, nimble horse I've ever ridden, too. > Someone mentioned
gaited horses not being able to keep up with Arabs > at an extended
trot. My husband's Paso can't keep up while in gait, > but Ross
rides him at a trot most of the time. This horse is only > 14.1h,
but has no trouble keeping up with 15.1 and 15.2h Arabs that > are in
extended trots. He's a pretty awesome little horse. And he
> absolutely loves going down the trail. > > Dawn in East
Texas
