Lurk most of the time....but mainly because I
LOVE what you all do.... Only did CTR for several years many years ago,
but loved every minute of it....
My question has to do with a Rocky Mountain
Horse.... I understand some use them for CTR/Long Distance/Endurance......
Though I don't compete these days, I still like to ride and train like I used
to, and who knows, perhaps I'll get up enough strength and stick-to-it to do a
few local rides.....
I may have an opportunity to lease and maybe own
a RMH. Though I've owned TB's and QH, my main riding horses were always
Arabians and recently a mustang. I am trying to understand the gait.....
Do these horses just go faster at the same gait
as say when on an Arab we would ask for an extension?.... Also, I was lucky
enough for a short time to have an Arab that did a "float".... I guess that
would be described similiar to a rack.... a left then right body movement...like
a two legged walk.... She covered a tremendous amount of ground with minimal
effort with that...... Is that similiar to what their gate would be at a faster
pace?
Also, the person who has him says she can't get
him to gait..... Since this should be a natural gait, would you think it might
come back as it probably is easier for him after doing some miles almost
instinctively.
I apologize if some of the questions are
silly...... This is completely new to me.... but he sounds like something I
probably would enjoy very much since my hip got old!!
(smile)
