Re: wide gait in hind end

[benamil@juno.com (David Bennett)]

I trotted Ben Amil out for Ray Randall when vetting in at last year's
Biltmore Ride.  When we got back he said "Well, he won't interfere.  He
goes like a goose with turpentine up his butt!"   Actually, Ben does what
I call the Arab squat - gets very wide as his trot gets faster and he
over-extends  quite a bit.  Never known him to interfere and hurt himself
while doing this, either...

On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 16:06:31 -0800 "Kathy Myers" <kathy@nvolve.com>
writes:
>>Most Standardbreds have a wide gait in the hind end when they get 
>going,
>>unlike most riding horses who stay fairly vertical in comparison.
>
>Actually, some good Arabs move quite wide in rear too...
>is it a pedigree thing?  Not in reference to the Jock-strap
>question, just an observation.
>
>:) - kat myers
>in San Mateo (No.) Ca. with Magnum the TB ex-racer
>... whose farrier has been known watch the QH/Arab
>cross and say "Hey, that horse looks like he's trying
>to trot with a load in his pants!"  :)  :)  :)
>
>
>
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