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Re: [RC] [RC] Hind End conformation - rides2far@xxxxxxxxActually his canter might be easier on him - if it is rough to you it might be "rough" to him also. If it is a jackhammer, it might be pounding his legs at the trot whereas at the canter he might just be rocking on. Hard to describe. I really don't think he *hits* the ground hard. He's pretty nimblefooted. I swear it's like a jeep, I think it's the short wheel base! *I* am what's hitting hard. I'm hoping he's going to make an amazing rider out of me and I'll become smooth on any horse. I'm working hard on technique, but so far the contact moment of posting still has a bit of a collision quality and is taking a layer of hide off my posterior. :-(( However, once you've dealt with lame horses, you'll put up with anything if the horse will stay sound and right side up! :-) I ride down the trail taking inventory, "hip joint,relaxed, knees relaxed, ankles relaxed,shoulders,relaxed, BREATH, ride as if lower half is sand, upper half helium (I wish..got the sand part covered though) The one problem I have with the Jbird is he is somewhat like Kaboot - he sees no reason to go slow at a canter then what the heck he might as well gallop and what the heck when the rider has to duck a branch might as well take the opportunity to drop butt and really stretch out ;-) Bingo. And all jumps that have take-offs at a trot have landings at a run. :-P From watching Ego I suspect his canter is a lot easier on him than the trot. Gunner's actually got an OK slower trot and since I just can't see letting him go at a fast clip on his first 100 so if he'll give me the steady easier trot we may just take a long time going the conservative pace. By the way, Gunner is 14.3, one inch taller than Kaboot. He looks considerably lighter bodied to me, but weighs in at 850 and Kaboot was closer to 820 when fit. To me his rear looks small, his body looks narrower, chest maybe slightly wider, neck lighter. He is deep through the heart. He's carrying the weight somewhere. His action isn't high, but not Kaboot's daisy clipper, which is fine with me since the somersault thing got old a long time ago. Kaboot trotted extremely wide in the rear and was a little bowlegged. That also seems to go well with the power trot. Gunner's straighter. 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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