horses wide behind

[Cyndi Craig <cyndi.craig@chron.com>]

Regarding horses who travel wide behind -- you may feel it is good for
endurance, but if you want to use your horse for something else, it may
be considered a fault.

For instance, in dressage, traveling wide behind is undesirable. You
want the horse's shoulders and hind end to line up, and they can't if he
is really wide behind. In competition, a judge may often remark on it,
and it may cost you some points..in my personal experience with my
purebred gelding. As always, your mileage may vary...

cyndi
cyndi.craig@chron.com