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Re: [RC] Faster walk//Treeless Saddle - Dave Smith** Low Priority ** Another Newbie Question: I want to thank all of you for providing me info on how to get my little mustang to pick up his walking gait. I will be trying out your suggestions beginning tonight. Now I have another question: is the speed of the walk indicative of the speed of the trot and the lope? That is, if he walks at a slow speed does that automatically mean he trots and lopes at a slow speed? Or can you have a horse who walks slow but trots or lopes fast? Does my question make sense? Thanx, Dave "Beverley H. Kane, MD" <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 06/08/06 8:35 AM >>> I used to condition a 15.1 CMK (I think*one of the stockier Arabs) gelding w/ a stiff, poky walk. He responded to * more miles, more 50s (esp w/ more experienced people) * the Right-Left bump method. Some of slow walking is just losing focus, not paying attention. * lots of half halts ³No, that¹s not what I wanted² when he started to break/broke into trot * lots of ³Good Boooooy!² when he down shifted from trot to faster walk or even took a few faster steps. (But then, this a horse, that if he doesn¹t hear ³Good BOY!² at least every ten minutes, he turns around and looks at you, like, ³Well?² I called him my 1-800-How¹s-My-Driving horse.) * Mainly*getting him out of a Sharon Saare and into a Barefoot Cheyenne. I have heard that some horses are restricted in their shoulders at the walk due to pinching saddles. Beverley =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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