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RE: [RC] WHY TROT? - Nancy SturmHave to agree with Heidi. I've always thought that picking horses is like choosing husbands. It'd be an awful fight if we all wanted the same one. My daughter really loves her standardbred. He's a handsome horse and she can sit his pace like she is glued to the saddle. I, on the other hand, can't decide what to do at the pace. You can't really post and the rocking from side to side really hurts my back. I truly love a big trotting horse and have always thought I could ride at a trot all day, but after I managed compression fractures of two vertebrae last fall, I bought a little TWH gelding. I love everything about this horse, but boy did I miss trotting. Then I discovered (lo and behold) the little guy can really trot, too. So I use him sort of like a five speed horse. He prefers to gait and it's fun to ride, but when he (or I) need a break, I will let him trot. The horse is hard wired to gait and can walk faster/better/farther than any horse I've ever been on and since I own him and don't intend to sell him I just figure it's a rider decision as to whether he should be "allowed" to trot. Nancy Sturm [Original Message] From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: apleg8'n <rackinfool@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amymartin@xxxxxxx>; <RibbonRidg@xxxxxxx>; <RDCARRIE@xxxxxxx> Date: 7/20/2005 11:40:55 AM Subject: RE: [RC] WHY TROT?Heidi I was talking to Mike Mclean at Sunriver and he said almost the same words as you just did. He and Ina used to own a Walker. He said he couldn't stand that rolling motion. I found this quite odd as there is no rolling motion except if the horse is pacing. So I asked Mike about this and sure enough...his horse only paced! Well no wonder he hated it! There is nothing worse than a pace, it is a lateral gait that throws you side to side. You can't post it you just have to "roll" with it and it is the pits with a capitol SH. If you have ever ridden a true RW, I am here to tell you, there is no smoother gait. Your body doesn't "flex" one iota.I've ridden a true running walk, and there is kind of a rhythm to it that gets to me after awhile. So no, I don't find it to be "heaven on earth" as you put it--but I'm glad that it is for you. > But a true RW...well if you find a horse that does this gait, I willargue til the cows come home that there is nothing like it and your body just purrs with delight and you have to wipe the bugs off your teeth from the cheshire grin you can't get off your face.I agree there is nothing like it--I just don't find it comfortable for long periods of time. Again, isn't it nice that there are different horses for different folks? Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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