>I think that in many cases a gaited horse is the way to go for the =
reasons
>you stated. We have an older gentleman in the SE that rides a Fox =
Trotter (I
>think it's Charles Long - Truman or Samm or someone may correct me) - as=
I
>see him pass me on the trail (me posting on my Arab that goes down the =
trail
>like a drunken sailor since there are monsters on both sides of a new =
trail)
><g> sitting there looking like he could drink a cup of coffee while =
he's
>riding I sometimes wonder what happened to my brain :-)).
I've seen "Mr. Charles" come singlefooting into a vet check smoking a
cigar, with two inches of ash hanging off the end. Now *that's* a
balanced rider!
--=20
Joe Long
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