LIndsay, Well said. I really only have Pete as an example over time. The other two pasos I have ridden in endurance were not for that long. A sample of one is...
Thanks, Paul. We are all on a learnng curve here and will be for some time to come. I would like to mention something I forgot earlier and that is that CTR...
All great info! I agree that starting for END at age 6 is probably a good idea, its a very slow developing breed, the females finally finish at 6, and many...
there will be one of them this month, here in the State forest. I am going to go, not to ride in, but to see how they do the before and after. I will go off on...
I looked back at our record. Pete was six and a half when we did our first limited distance ride in the Fall of 2001. We did two LD rides the following year...
We have 3 Paso Finos here and my new Paso project that Paul brought me is 7 yrs old, very sweet, very smooth but haven't seen that gait yet. I get tiny bits of...
Hi Karla, I own 4 Paso Fino's and 5 Arabs and one Quarter horse, and as far as I know Paso Fino's are born with that gait, if they don't gait they are called...
morning, sometimes I think it can take longer for gait to become smooth and even. one of mine did not true gait till fully mature. about age 5. my 3 1/2 yr old...
Keep working that transition, of course, getting it longer over time. Another trick is to trot him over cavaletti's (poles). It will balance his trot while...
Will try cavalettis. I hear you do the downhill thing too? What does that entail? Did Vinnie not gait when you first were riding him? ... Keep working that...
After our trip to Gainesville last Thursday, we have good news. Alpine (Dixie's Top Gun for those who need registered names) does NOT have navicular or pedal...
Erin, Everyone has a favorite and they all disagree. There will be an article on that in the PFHW in a month or two. Bottom line is, any saddle that...
I'm very partial to treeless saddles but some gaited horses don't work for them. We have never had a problem and we ride in 3 different treeless saddles, 4...
thanks karla, and paul. I have a bob marshall endurance and LOVE it, everything from my short 2 hr rides to my longer 5 hr rides, it always holds up nice, and...
There are "fun rides" at some of the endurance rides. They are 10 or 15 miles long. No awards, but a great way to learn and see if you think you might like...
I agree, Paul. LD was originally intended to be the "training" ground for the longer distances. A lot of people say that "any horse can do 25 miles." And...
I ride in an original McClellan Army saddle with a Corrector pad underneath. My girth is made of horsehair. Occasionally I change saddles if riding for...
Very lucky you and Alpine! Lousy farrier and Not-Know-enough(or, too polite to stop or question the guy)disease are the usual sources of things like Navicular...
Is it possible for you to send me a short video clip of you riding your trotting Paso? The feet need to be at the correct angles....are you SURE the saddle is...
Is it possible for you to send me a short video clip of you riding your trotting Paso? The feet need to be at the correct angles....are you SURE the saddle is...
Good news about Alpine. Trimming the toes is very important on the Pasos. I have found many of the farriers here in North Florida to be fairly ignorant of...
Karla, I have an 8 year old mare I acquired about 16 months ago. She was mostly a pasture ornament her whole life until Ed and I bought her. At first all she...
Well, I think the treeless saddles may sometimes put some undue pressure to the shoulders on the broader, more mutton-withered horses. Sometimes its not the...
This is the second time this week I've seen the statement, "gaited horses do not collect in the strict sense of the word,"(when gaiting) but I think thats a...
It's my understanding that true collection can only be done at the collected trot, walk or canter. But maybe I'm out of step. It's been many moons since I...
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