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Re: [RC] gaited arabs? - Karen SullivanBecause it's not the footfall of a walk, it's some sort of "gait" ----- Original Message ----- From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> To: <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <whytrotfarms@xxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 5:51 PM Subject: [RC] gaited arabs? *I'm not sure about that, Ed. I have had three horses now that taught themselves to gait because I was really consistent in not allowing jigging.....O.K. then, where is the line between "gaiting" and a horse just having a rediculously fast walk? I used to ride a 16 hand Appaloosa whose mother was reg. QH and a very foundation type App sire. No gaited horses in the woodpile. I too worked hard at never letting him jig but would let him walk as fast as he liked. He got faster and faster and developed a bit of a head nod and one day someone told me they thought he was gaiting and I was quite offended (I did not *want* an ex-race horse, barrel racing racking horse! I just considered it a heck of a walk, and still do. I know we spent an awful lot of our time on trailrides getting 100 yards ahead and then circling back to the pack. Think we went twice as far as most of them. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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