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[RC] re; not dumb TWH question - Claire NystromLet me preface this response by saying that I am not a TWH or gaited horse expert. However, my parents own TWH's and Icelandics, so I have learned a lot from them. Many gaited horse people advocate never letting a horse trot and only allowing them to gait. From my understanding, this can be very hard on them and you can actually use the trot to develop more elasticity and develop their muscles fully and to ease the strain on their backs that some of this gaiting requires. Allowing the horse to trot will benefit their long term soundness. Especially if they have been ridden in gait in an inverted fashion. I recommend looking up Lee Ziegler's website for more info. She has tons of fabulous articles on every gaited horse subject imaginable. She also advocates riding the horse barefoot and using gentle bits or even bitless bridles. Even though I don't own any gaited horses, I read her site a lot and enjoy learning about the subject. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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