You can't tell it by looking at this video, but this is a big mare. She's around 16hh and weighs 1500 lbs if she weighs an ounce. The guy riding her is at least 6ft tall. She looks almost like a pony in the video because she's so fat. She's the most "Drafty looking" gaited horse I've ever seen. AAM, She does tend to fall into a pace if asked to go much faster than this. I have some other (former) riding buddies who's horses rack MUCH faster than this. That's kinda why I don't ride with them anymore. I can't keep up without pacing or cantering. I'll try to get some video of them the next time I run into them.
I don't find her trot all that difficult, even though it's springy. We hunted in the fall for 3 hours plus, and it just really wasn't a problem. I either posted or stood slightly in the stirrups unless we were going downhill, in which case I ride in the back seat out of caution ;-)