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Please Reply to: Barb Peck bpeck9191@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I'm and old Endurance.net poster- haven't posted in a long time cuz I've been 
battling Lyme disease- and had other priorities for a few years.  But as some 
of you know I've been fitting for SHaron Saare for about 10 years, and I've fit 
alot of gaited horses, that 'don't gait'.

One of the previous posters was close to right -on when he said
the gaited horses have to have enough room for shoulder rotation.

There's a big wing of cartiledge at the end of the scapula, that really rotates 
back pretty far on these horses, (and on some other non gaited horses) and 
there needs to be room under the saddle skirting for that to occur - and if the 
bottom edge of the bar (of the tree) is too tight, the horse won't bring the 
leg as far forward as he is able to.  If the horse also has a well developed 
trapezius muscle (the one that ties in just behind the withers) then there's 
another important consideration.

But these horses seem pretty tough to me.  Not too much complaining .

Barb


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