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Amy,

To my knowledge there has been no research done on this.  It is 
"conventional wisdom", In other words rumor, that gaited horses have 
long term issues. There is a fair amount of bias out there against 
gaited horses in endurance.  So any time a gaited horse comes up lame, 
it must be that "silly" gait.

As the rider of two gaited endurance horses, I would like to see some 
research on this.  I do know several specific examples of gaited horses 
that have been campaigned successfully into their late teens. That is 
anecdotal evidence, not proof.

-paul L.

On May 11, 2005, at 6:45 AM, Ridecamp Guest wrote:

> Please Reply to: Amy Martin amymartin@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I have been searching for a new CTR and limited distance horse to have 
> fun with and have started researching gaited horses.  I have enjoyed 
> all the info in the archives about the different breeds.  I have been 
> told by two people now, however, not to go gaited as they do not hold 
> up as well in the long run as trotting horses becuase of the extra leg 
> motions and looseness.  That their tendons and ligaments and such are 
> breaking down in thier early teens.  Having had to retire a half arab 
> very early due to ligament problems due to poor conformation I just 
> thought I'd check if this was a fair assesment of gaited horses in 
> general.  I know of several going well in thier late teens but 
> wondering if they are the norm or the exception.
>
> Thanks,
> Amy
>
>
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