I know you have probably never seen my horses on trail, as you
are always far ahead! ;*) My horses are both gaited, and that
is what they do on trail. They are amazingly agile on narrow
twisting trails - at the Hewitt the Hermit ride this fall, we
left a lot of people behind as our horses were able to maintain
their speed over the uneven terrain. They always have at least
1 foot on the ground, and surprisingly enough just seem to glide
over the assorted roots, rocks, logs and other unevenly spaced
trail hazards without missing a beat...
Just my experience...
Jude Hall
& Kentucky Redbud (racking horse)
& Pride's Pure Angel (TWH)
>Curious...I have seen only a few "racking" or "gaited" horses on trail and
>many that were trotted most of time time..always thought this was because of
>uneven ground and they were more stable at a trot...
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>What is your experience?
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>Teddy
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