Who's the Babe?
She looks like someone I used to ride with..... : )
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Posted on 03/21/2005 7:18:04 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Pinging Cav to the new baby pictures!
I'm a little fuzzy on what the difference is between a Rack and a Running Walk myself. The mare in the video is triple registered, Walking, Racking and Spotted Saddle Horse, but what she's doing looks more like a Rack to me, but I'm no expert. I think a Running Walk involves a "head nod" with each front footfall and there is more "reach". A Rack has no head nod and the action is more vertical. I couldn't begin to describe to you the other gaited breeds. I know them when I see them, but that's about it.
The absence of head nod helps, I do remember that now from watching Walkers.
Is this gait efficient for the horse to go long periods.... compared to a trot, for example? Seems like there is a lot of fast footfalls that might seem to be a lot of work, but there is a lot less ~impact~ because each foot moves independently and there is no jarring impact.
This is a gait what we can more or less hold all day. Of course we stop for breaks and slow down for rough terrain. This mare hadn't been ridden in almost a year and she had no problem with this pace for 4 hours on Sunday.
Where did horses with these distinctive gaits come from? Do you know the origins and if it was found wild or was it somehow created and bred into them?
From the Tennessee Walking Horse Home page:
It is a composite breed that evolved from the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian, Morgan, Standardbred, Thoroughbred and American Saddlebred...
I think the "ambling gait" is a naturally occuring thing that was selectively bred into quite a few breeds. The original Appaloosas used to be known for it too before the US Army exterminated most of them. There was something called a "Spanish Jennett" that I don't think exists anymore that is in the foundation breeding of alot of these horses.
Very interesting! Thanks!
WEll now I'm interested in seeing that video:)
Back from riding with Celia. We did about 3 hours. I took Harley. He did fine. I can tell he needs work on paceing himself when the lead horse is trotting. He want's to charge to keep up. I think that's pretty typical for horses just starting. That's really the only thing about the CTR I'm worried about. How bad he will act up with horses passing and going out of sight. Since I will be going with out a set partner, and he won't be bonded to another horse it may not be a problem. But then again....:)
Becky
When there's so many coming and going, do they bond with any one of them less? How many typically are entered in one of these rides?
The rides are usually limited to no more then 60 riders. The one in May usually has around 40. Most riders ride in at least pairs, so when you ride by yourself, no your horse doesn't particularly bond with any, unless he is parked next to one in camp. But a group of horses passing you and then going on out of sight does tend to make them get anxious about where the others are going.
I haven't figured out if it's best to time out at the front and just try to stay in front of the pack, or be at the back where there is no chance of horses passing you to often.
THERE's pros and cons to either place.
In my experience, the horses usually calm back down once the others are out of sight. But there are places where you can see pretty far down the trail so it can take awhile. I like finding a "hole" in the pack where you can't see the rider ahead of you or behind you. But it takes about 5 miles to get eveyone spread out enough. The towards the end you get bunched back up because you all basically come back in at the same time.
Becky
When I've gone on organized rides with lots of riders.... or really any time I go to capital forest, because there's often other people there, if other riders pass, either going my way or the opposite way, and are gone, Bay hasn't had too much trouble. It's really only when we ride together for awhile and then split that any of them have more trouble.
I do a lot of round pen and you can still maintain discipline. The only time I exercise(wear um down) is when they won't listen. If I want a trot and getting a fast run I just make them run a little bit more when they are ready to slow down. I seldom have to do it any more though. Walking still a problem with SL occ. She thinks she is supposed to stop when she hears "wwwaaaallllkkk" sometimes.
Tell me again how old he is?:') Cyn doesn't seem to be minding. Wouldn't she be backing him off if he was hurting her?
Who's the Babe?
She looks like someone I used to ride with..... : )
Bay's 23... And Cyn was definately not walking away.
Turning them out to pasture worked. They've been more interested in grass than nookie all day. Now watch him make a liar out of me ;~D
I start with the lunge rope and then take it off (when I'm in the round pen of course). I stop when she changes gait upon command and turn to my voice. Sometimes it's just a few minutes. Sometimes it's 20-30 and going back for seconds:')
Oh, isn't this a pretty one? It's amazing how different but beautiful they all are.
We're off, out to dinner at a good seafood place for ecurbh's birthday... :~D
Talk to you all later!
Happy birthday ecurbh! Have a great time.
It has taken me a couple of hours to catch up with all the posts! Great pics of camping and the mating game! LOL
Best of all, Congrats to all the new foals. Froginablender, your new foal looks so special. She is beautiful! Have you thought of a name yet?
Hey Rose:) I was wondering this morning where you were.
Becky
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