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Could someone please explain to me what the difference is between a
foxtrot, a running walk and the Paso gait (sorry, Patty, I don't know
the correct term)? What are the differences in *riding* these gaits?
I've been playing around with the idea of finding a nice gaited horse
for David (and eventually daughter Lila Marie) to ride, as he is a
novice rider and doesn't have the time to ride enough to learn
posting---TWHs were once described to me as horses for people that don't
want to learn to ride (and this was not meant as a slam, it came from
someone with a dozen TWH who meant it as a selling point!) and was
wondering if this were true. If it takes alot of effort to keep the
horse in a gait, and if it's kinda hard to find a gaited horse who is
good on trail, maybe this isn't a good beginner horse.
I'd appreciate some comments from the gaited people on the list?
Susan Evans
P.S. I agree with the posts pointing out to each his own regarding
breeds. Life's tough enough without belittling anyone else's choice of
mount. However, Since You Asked, Arabs very often ARE better as a
rule than many other breeds for endurance because of the muscle
physiology---Arabs as a rule have a higher population of slow twitch
muscle fibers suited for endurance-type work than other breeds and
therefore are somewhat more physiologically suited to distance work.
However, if you're lucky enough to have found another breed that suits
you AND can do the job, why not just count yourself blessed rather than
slamming the breed that naturally does this kind of work?
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