As a little girl, I always wanted a pony for Christmas. Santa never brought me a pony. So in my late 40s, I started taking horseback riding lessons. When I turned 50, I got my first horse, an Icelandic named Blessi (Veigar frá Búðardal). Little did I know how much fun life with an Icelandic was going to be. Blessi has a unique perspective on life. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoy Blessi. And you will probably read about my cats from time to time.
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Is this trotty, pacey or clear tolt or rack
Difference Between Pace, Stepping Pace, and Smooth Gait (updated 2014) from Ivy Schexnayder on Vimeo.
Ivey Schexnayder speicalizes in the training of gaited horses with a background in "trick training, natural dressage, classical dressage, endotapping, and clicker training." She created this video and graciously said that I could feature it on Blessiblog. Here she shows--in slow motion and normal speed--showing how to determine the difference between:
- pace (pacey tolt) -- Beat starting with left hind is 1 - 2 - - 3 - 4
- stepping pace (trotty tolt) -- Beat is 1 - - 2 - 3 - - 4
- clear beat gait or rack or tolt -- Beat is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
If you are thinking of buying a gaited horse or starting to evaluate your own horse's gait to determine how to improve it, you will appreciate this video.
Ivey has more help available at her web site at: http://www.ivyshorses.com/
I wish FEIF or the USIHC would create some educational videos like this......
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