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Well, to each his own, I guess.  One of the things I love about riding a paso fino in endurance is the aches and pains I DON'T have at the end of 50 miles, and of course the looks of jealousy.  

As one rider put it,  "Are you sure that's legal?" :-))

-Paul

On Jul 19, 2005, at 11:32 AM, rdcarrie@xxxxxxx wrote:

> <x-tad-bigger>Hi Amy,</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>My husband rides a?Paso Fino gelding?in LD.? He first rode?his horse ony in gait, to get him gaiting well.? But now he trots him a lot (trot?= trocha).? Diamante has a huge trot, and at 14.1h can keep up with just about any Arab.? Your horse won't "forget" how to gait if you trot her.? As you noticed, you can put her back into gait (corto) by collecting her up and driving her forward with your seat and thighs.? My husband likes the varitey of gaits his guy has - corto, trot, canter, fast walk, etc.? And a really fast largo when really inspired.? :)</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>?</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>Dawn in East Texas</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>?</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>-----Original Message-----</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>From: Amy Martin <amymartin@xxxxxxx></x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>Sent: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:08:57 -0500</x-tad-bigger>
> <x-tad-bigger>Subject: [RC] paso fino question</x-tad-bigger>
>
> I have noticed some on the list have experience with Paso Finos so thought
> I'd ask this question.  I have recently acquired my first gaited horse, a 5
> yo Paso Fino mare, and am enjoying getting to know her.  After much internet
> research I have decided that her preferred gait is not the expected even
> lateral corto but is an uneven diagonal gait which I think is called a
> trocha.  I think it is the paso fino equivalent of a fox trot.  She can do
> this gait on a loose rein with her body and her neck in a neutral position.
> It seems easy for her and rides like a soft jog trot.  I can get her to
> corto briefly by lifting her head and containing her forward motion and
> pushing her forward.  My question is which gait would be better for the
> miles and long run.  I plan to do CTR's and limited distance endurance with
> her.  Right now we are just walking as she is green and young and needs a
> LSD conditioning base.  Is there anything wrong with just forgetting about
> the corto/largo and going with strengthening the trocha?  Will I be able to
> develop all the gaits or will strengthening a diagonal gait mess up the
> lateral gaits?  She has a nice canter too.  I have ordered the new Lee
> Ziegler book for help as well.  All these extra gears are confusing!!
>
> Thanks, Amy
>
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