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I suspect the preference to the pace when they tire has to do with as 
they tire they will tend to move a little on the hollow side - which 
with most gaited horses means they will tend to be more pacey.

Truman

Peter Harper wrote:
> Bruce, Its always interesting to hear what the
> preferred gaits are for different gaited breeds doing
> endurance.  Sugar's mix is very broad.  You don't
> often see a horse that will do the full spectrum from
> foxtrot to run walk to pace.  Most will either stay on
> the trot side or the pace side of the spectrum.
>
> Do you find more pace as she gets tired?
>
> My TWH mare will move from a run walk to a stepping
> pace as she tires.  I also notice she will break to a
> canter earlier late in a ride.  I always try to mix up
> the gaits to use different muscle groups.  We haven't
> tried a 100 but have been doing 50's for the past
> three seasons.  
>
> Good luck at Tevis this year!
>
> Pete in TX
>
>   


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“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how 
smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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